Find nursing shifts across Gloucestershire
From Gloucester and Cheltenham out to the Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds, pick up shifts that fit around your life. Hospital wards, care homes, mental health, secure settings and community rounds, all booked through the Novello app with your pay confirmed before you say yes.
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Nursing in Gloucestershire
Why nurses pick up work with us
Simple booking, honest pay and a team that knows Gloucestershire, from the Royal in Gloucester to the Forest of Dean.
Shifts close to home
Find work near you, whether that is a ward in Gloucester or Cheltenham, a care home around Stroud or Cirencester, or community visits out in the Forest of Dean. You choose what fits your week.
Know your pay up front
See your confirmed rate before you accept a shift. No guessing, no chasing timesheets, no nasty surprises when payday comes round.
Compliance made simple
We keep your training, DBS and documents in one place and flag anything that is due, so you are ready to book your next shift without the last-minute scramble.
The county we cover
Gloucestershire’s healthcare, up close
It helps to know the ground you are working on. Here is how care is organised across the county.
Acute hospital care in the county is run by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which operates Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on Great Western Road in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital. Between them the two sites cover the county’s emergency, surgical, maternity and specialist work, with the trust employing around 9,000 staff. Gloucestershire Royal runs the county’s main emergency department and trauma unit, and the most serious major trauma is taken on to the major trauma centre at Southmead Hospital in Bristol under the Severn Major Trauma Network, with the Gloucester site serving as one of that network’s trauma units. Much of the planned surgery, along with the trust’s cancer and oncology services, is concentrated at Cheltenham General.
Mental health, learning disability and community services are provided by Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. Its main inpatient mental health site is Wotton Lawn Hospital in Gloucester, an acute unit with admission wards including Abbey Ward and Dean Ward, alongside the Greyfriars psychiatric intensive care unit and the Montpellier low secure unit. The same trust runs community hospitals and district nursing across the market towns and rural areas. On the secure side, HMP Leyhill, a category D open prison, sits near Wotton-under-Edge, while HMP Eastwood Park, a women’s prison, lies just over the border at Falfield in South Gloucestershire; the old city jail, HMP Gloucester, closed back in 2013. For private and insured surgery the county has Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital and the Winfield Hospital in Gloucester, run by Ramsay.
Where we work
Where we cover in Gloucestershire
From the Severn and the Forest of Dean across to the Cotswold edge, we book shifts in most settings around the county.
Hospitals and theatres
Ward and theatre shifts across the acute sites at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General, plus the county’s independent hospitals in Cheltenham and Gloucester when they need an extra pair of hands.
Care homes and community
Nursing and residential homes around Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester and the smaller towns, plus community and district rounds out in the Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds.
Mental health and secure
Cover in acute mental health units like Wotton Lawn in Gloucester, community mental health teams, and secure and forensic settings including the prison estate in and around the county.
That takes in Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester, Tewkesbury, Dursley, Cinderford, Coleford, Newent, Tetbury and the villages between them.
Working across the border? We also cover the South West, Somerset and Worcestershire.
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Covering the whole of Gloucestershire
From Gloucester and Cheltenham out to the Cotswold edge and the Forest of Dean, here is the patch our team looks after.
Specialisms in Gloucestershire
Specialisms we staff
Whatever your background, from theatre lists at Cheltenham General to secure work at HMP Leyhill, there is Gloucestershire work to match it.
- Nursing & care homes
- Mental health
- Prison nursing
- Critical care
- Theatres
Nursing & care homes
Gloucestershire has an older population than most. Around 22 per cent of residents were aged 65 or over at the 2021 census, above the England and Wales average of roughly 19 per cent, and the county council’s 2024 market position statement points to steadily rising demand for nursing and dementia beds over the next twenty years. That means plenty of nursing and senior care roles in homes across the county, from Gloucester and Cheltenham to the Cotswold and Forest of Dean towns.
Mental health
Most inpatient mental health work centres on Wotton Lawn Hospital in Gloucester, run by Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, with its acute admission wards, the Greyfriars psychiatric intensive care unit and the Montpellier low secure unit. Add the community mental health teams and older-adult services spread across the county and there is regular work for mental health nurses and support staff.
Prison nursing
Gloucestershire’s own city prison, HMP Gloucester, closed in 2013, so there is no large jail in the centre of the county any more. Secure healthcare work is instead found at HMP Leyhill, the category D open prison near Wotton-under-Edge, and at HMP Eastwood Park women’s prison just over the county line at Falfield in South Gloucestershire, alongside the low secure and forensic mental health provision at Wotton Lawn. If prison or secure nursing is your thing, we can point you to what is going on nearby.
Critical care
Critical care and the county’s main emergency and trauma unit are based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester. The most serious major trauma is routed on to the major trauma centre at Southmead in Bristol under the Severn Major Trauma Network, with Gloucester acting as one of the network’s trauma units, so ITU, HDU and emergency-experienced nurses are always wanted at the Gloucester site.
Theatres
Theatre work spans the NHS lists at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General, where much of the planned surgery sits, plus the independent sector. Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital runs three theatres across orthopaedics, spinal, ENT, gynaecology and urology, and the Winfield Hospital in Gloucester, part of Ramsay Health Care, runs three theatres covering routine to complex surgery, so scrub, anaesthetic and recovery nurses have options on both sides.
Care & support work in Gloucestershire
Care and support work in Gloucestershire
Most care in Gloucestershire is delivered by care assistants and support workers rather than registered nurses. Gloucestershire County Council is the upper-tier authority responsible for adult social care across the county, and the work spans elderly care homes, supported living, dementia care and brain-injury rehabilitation. With an older population well above the national average, demand is steady from Gloucester and Cheltenham out to the Cotswolds and the Forest of Dean. Whatever your background, there is regular work near you.
- Care assistant
- Support worker
- Dementia care
- Brain injury
Care assistant
Gloucestershire has an older population than most of England — around 22 per cent of residents were aged 65 or over at the 2021 census, against roughly 19 per cent across England and Wales. One of the biggest names locally is the not-for-profit Orders of St John Care Trust, which runs around a dozen older people’s care homes across the county, from Gloucester and Cheltenham out to the Cotswold towns. Care assistants are the backbone of these homes, supporting residents with everyday living, personal care and companionship.
Support worker
Alongside its care homes, Gloucestershire County Council’s 2024 market position statement counts 51 providers offering supported living in the county, of which 48 support people with a learning disability. The council is steering its commissioning towards reablement and independence rather than residential placements, which means steady demand for support workers who help the people they support live as independently as possible — in their own homes and out in the community.
Dementia care
NHS Gloucestershire estimates around 6,200 people aged 65 and over in the county have been diagnosed with dementia, with roughly 3,500 more thought to be living with it undiagnosed, and the total is expected to reach about 13,000 by 2030. The One Gloucestershire Dementia Strategy 2023 to 2028 sets out how local services are gearing up for that rise. Dementia care is some of the most valued work in the sector, supporting residents to live well day to day.
Brain injury
Gloucestershire has a genuine neuro-rehabilitation offer — the countywide Gloucestershire Brain Injury Team, run by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust from Beacon House at Gloucestershire Royal, works alongside the charity Headway Gloucestershire and its enablement centre in Gloucester. Rehabilitation support workers here help the people they support rebuild skills and independence after a brain injury, work closely related to the complex-care roles that involve tracheostomy and other clinical support.
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For Gloucestershire employers
Hiring nurses in Gloucestershire?
If you run a home, ward or unit in the county, we can help you fill it.
We work with care homes, community services, mental health units and private hospitals across Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Cirencester, Tewkesbury and the Forest of Dean. Tell us the setting and the shifts you need cover for and we will send compliant, vetted nurses and carers who already know the local picture.
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Gloucestershire nursing questions, answered
Where in Gloucestershire does Novello book shifts?
Right across the county, from Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud and Cirencester to Tewkesbury, Dursley and the Forest of Dean towns like Cinderford and Coleford. That covers hospital wards, care homes, mental health units, secure settings and community rounds.
Which hospitals are the main NHS employers locally?
Acute care is run by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at Gloucestershire Royal in Gloucester and Cheltenham General. Mental health and community services come under Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, whose main inpatient site is Wotton Lawn Hospital in Gloucester. Novello staffs across many local settings but is an independent agency, not part of any trust.
Is there private hospital theatre work in Gloucestershire?
Yes. Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital and the Winfield Hospital in Gloucester both run surgical lists, so there is regular demand for scrub, anaesthetic and recovery nurses alongside NHS theatre work at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General.
How does pay work?
You see your confirmed rate before you accept any shift in the app, so there are no surprises. We handle the timesheet and payment side, so you are not left chasing what you are owed.
Do I need to be a registered nurse to sign up?
No. We book registered nurses along with healthcare assistants and support workers across care homes, hospitals, mental health and community settings in Gloucestershire. Tell us your experience and we will match you to suitable shifts.
Ready to pick up work in Gloucestershire?
Download the Novello app, get your profile signed off once, and start booking shifts across the county with your pay confirmed before you accept. It really is that straightforward.
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