Portuguese interpreter in Norfolk

Fully qualified and experienced registered English / Portuguese translator and Portuguese interpreter with nearly 20 years’ experience; DPSI & DIPTRANS Examiner / Setter / Marker / Proofreader and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours).

Performed over 10,000 hours of interpreting work and translated more than 1,000,000 words from and into English.

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Professional memberships: NRPSI 13288 (full status); ACILEX;

Experience:

Legal interpreting (English-Portuguese)

A lot of experience in assisting the Police during investigative interviews of suspects and witness/victim statement taking and translation of the same documents, identification parades, video interviews with vulnerable adults and children, child protection conferences, core meetings, court interpreting, probation services and prisons, interviews under caution.

Interpreted at the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Travelled to Portugal with English Social Services for family assessments related to court proceedings.

Medical interpreting (English-Portuguese)

Resident Interpreter at School Lane Surgery (Thetford) for the last 11 years and for 7 years at South Quay Surgery (Great Yarmouth) via CINTRA Lda.

My experience includes interpreting in medical theatre during surgeries and various health procedures and contexts: cataract surgery, angiograms, ECGs, MRI scans, biopsies, pregnancy termination, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, physiotherapy, counselling, mental health, and speech therapy.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
DipTrans (Diploma in Translation) (Level 7)
Post-graduation in Applied Translation Studies
Post-graduation in Translation for Subtitling
BA Translation and Interpreting (English/French/Portuguese)
DPSI (Diploma in Public Service Interpreting, Level 6 qualification (Health, English Law, Local Government)

Security Checks:

Home Office Counter Terrorist Check – Issued: 08 Apr 2019
DBS Enhanced Certificate – Issued: 27 Feb 2019
Police Clearance NPPV3 – Issued: 28 Oct 2019