Early discharge; ESD Nurse

Position Overview

We are looking for a nurse with a background in acute and/or rehabilitation care and with a specialist interest and knowledge of stroke. Candidates need to demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to delivering and developing the Stroke service across the Health Board.

The Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Nurse plays a unique role within the ESD team, which includes physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists and nurses. The nursing role involves visiting patients in their own homes to ensure they continue receiving nursing care while receiving stroke rehabilitation in the community.

• Provide on-going stroke nursing care to patients in the community, including blood pressure monitoring, pain assessment, mood and fatigue management, medication administration, and bladder and bowel care.
• Deliver secondary stroke prevention education, ensuring patients understand their diagnosis and ways to reduce future risk.
• Support patients who have suffered stroke, providing education and guidance.
• Work autonomously while engaging in service improvement initiatives.
• Identify suitable acute stroke ward patients for the ESD service and manage a caseload of home‑visiting patients.
• Attend multidisciplinary meetings to discuss patient progress and raise any issues to the patient’s GP or Stroke Consultant.
• Follow up stroke patients at 6 months post‑diagnosis, referring them to appropriate organisations as needed.
• Use the online system to record case notes and become familiar with the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) quality improvement programme.
• Provide specialist educational support to a range of healthcare professionals, ensuring up‑to‑date stroke guidelines are followed.

• Background in acute and/or rehabilitation nursing with specialist interest and knowledge of stroke.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm and commitment to delivering and developing a stroke service.
• Ability to transport patients between sites and to conduct home visits.
• Basic knowledge of IT and experience recording notes online.
• Desirable:
  Ability to speak Welsh (Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome).
• For non‑UK or Republic of Ireland nationals:
  Self‑assessment of suitability for a Health and Care or Skilled Worker visa; sponsorship may be required.

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; an application in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than one in English.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board employs over 16,000 staff and provides over 100 specialist services across six hospital sites, serving around 500,000 people in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together" and our strategic vision focuses on improving health and wellbeing by 2035. We value kindness and caring, respect, trust and integrity, and personal responsibility.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is committed to equality and diversity. We do not tolerate discrimination on any protected characteristic and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

To work in the UK, candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals require sponsorship to obtain a Health and Care or Skilled Worker visa, unless they have permission to work via another route. Non‑UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship.