My first experience of H@H was when I had seen a job advertised for a dietitian to join the H@H team at Southern Trust (SHSCT). I was very intrigued as it was a new post and at that time there were no other dietitians working in that area in Northern Ireland... 

It has been 3 years since I transitioned from the ward to working with Hospital at Home. I spent 9 years working on the same ward. I enjoyed my job and I liked my team, but I started to feel stuck, and I was becoming unmotivated. As a result, I began looking at different roles in nursing and when an internal position became available within the HAHT, I applied and was successful in my application... 

My background in dietetics has been heavily community-based in recent years, and I was familiar with the Hospital at Home (H@H) team but more so that it was a service our trust provided, and we have a small team of dietitians that work within this team...  

Hospital @Home sits at a unique junction of care — delivering acute, hospital-level treatment within a patient’s own home. It’s an exciting but complex setting, particularly when it comes to medicines management. I’m part of a small but dedicated pharmacy team within our @Home service, working with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure medicines are managed safely and effectively throughout each patient's journey...  

I completed acute care at home rotation over two months in early 2025. I was both excited and a bit apprehensive about it. I was looking forward to not only sometime away from the sterile hospital environment (both in terms of the location and emotion), but as I have a curious nature, I was interested in observing what the patient’s lives were like at home. Little did I know how much it would impact my career going forward...