Care home nurse jobs, built on continuity
Agency care home nursing shifts across the UK, booked from the Novello app. Relationship-led work in nursing homes and care homes, with your pay confirmed before you accept. Where we can, we send you back to the same homes, so you get to know your residents. Pick up the shifts that fit your life.
Quick enquiry
Just want to see what is out there?
Leave your details and we will come back to you with the roles we have near you, and what they pay. It takes about twenty seconds.
Why care home nursing with Novello
Built around your life
One app to find shifts, see your pay and stay compliant, plus a team who understands care home nursing and the continuity that makes it work.
Shifts that fit around you
Book the days, nights and weekends that suit you, when they suit you, all from the app.
Know your pay up front
See your confirmed rate before you accept a shift. No surprises, no chasing.
The same homes, where we can
We try to send you back to homes you already know, so you can build real continuity with residents.
The work
Nursing that builds over time
Care home nursing is some of the most relationship-led and clinically broad work in the profession.
In a nursing home you are often the senior clinical presence on shift, leading a team of care staff and making the calls that keep residents safe and comfortable. The work is wide. Medication rounds, wound and pressure care, managing long-term conditions, dementia care and end-of-life support can all sit inside a single shift. You get to know each resident, their history and what normal looks like for them, so you notice quickly when something changes.
It suits nurses who want to build real relationships rather than move at acute pace. You see the same faces, work alongside families and support people through the last chapter of their lives with dignity. It asks for sound clinical judgement, calm leadership and a genuine feel for older people and those living with dementia. If that is the nursing you came into the profession for, care home work gives you the time and the continuity to do it properly.
The Novello app
Your work life, in one app
The Novello app keeps your compliance, availability and confirmed pay rates in one place, so managing your work life is simple. Rewards for the hours you work. No more chasing paperwork. Everything you need in one place. Available on iOS and Android.
How it works
From registration to your first shift
1
Register in minutes
Sign up on the Novello app and tell us where and when you want to work.
2
Complete your DBS and references
We sort your enhanced DBS and references so you’re cleared to care for vulnerable adults.
3
Book shifts in the app
See confirmed shifts and pay, then book the ones that work for you.
4
Work your way
Pick up shifts at homes that suit you, and build continuity where we can.
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Getting started
What you’ll need
Your NMC registration
A current PIN as an RGN or RMN, in good standing. Experience of working in nursing and care homes is essential.
Enhanced DBS and references
Care home work means caring for vulnerable adults, so you’ll need an enhanced DBS and up-to-date references. We guide you through it.
The right approach
Patience, warmth and steady judgement. A real feel for older people, dementia care and supporting families through difficult times.
Reviews
Don’t just take our word for it.
Novello are highly professional, making the onboarding process easier. What I like most is the fact I can book shifts on the app at my own convenience!
Sarah Theatre
Very competent staff and a welcoming, supportive team. What I like most is the variety of shifts in the Novello app!
Khadra RGN
Everything is really simple. The whole process of joining, and then finding and booking shifts. It’s so simple!
Dan SFA
Frameworks & accreditations
Ready to pick up care home nursing shifts?
Register in minutes and we’ll help you get checked and booking work.
Call 0333 307 8897 · hello@novellohealthcare.com
