Find nursing shifts across Herefordshire
Novello Healthcare puts nursing and care shifts across Herefordshire in your pocket. See what is open at Hereford County Hospital and settings around the county, check the confirmed pay before you accept, and book the shift in the app in a few taps.
Quick enquiry
Looking for work in Herefordshire?
Leave your details and we’ll come back to you with the nursing, care and support shifts we have near you in Herefordshire — and what they pay. It takes about twenty seconds.
Nursing in Herefordshire
Why nurses choose Novello in Herefordshire
One of England’s most sparsely populated counties, with a lot of ground between shifts. We keep that part simple.
Shifts that fit your patch
Herefordshire is one of England’s most sparsely populated counties, so travel really matters. Pick up work close to home, whether that is Hereford County Hospital, a community hospital at Ross-on-Wye, Leominster or Bromyard, or a care home out in the market towns, and save the long drive for when it is worth it.
Confirmed pay, up front
You see the rate on every shift before you accept it, with no guessing and no chasing. Book it in the app, work it, and get paid on a clear weekly cycle.
Compliance handled properly
Your NMC registration, training, DBS and documents all sit in one dashboard. We keep an eye on what is due so nothing lapses, and you stay ready to work across any Herefordshire setting.
The county we cover
The Herefordshire healthcare landscape
One district general with the county’s only A&E, three community hospitals, and a lot of rural ground in between.
Acute care in Herefordshire runs through Wye Valley NHS Trust, which became England’s first integrated NHS trust for acute, community and adult social care when it formed in 2011. Hereford County Hospital is the county’s main acute site and its only A&E, backed by community hospitals at Ross-on-Wye, Leominster and Bromyard that handle rehabilitation, step-down care and outpatient clinics rather than emergencies. Herefordshire has no major trauma centre of its own, so the most serious cases are stabilised locally and taken on to Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester or the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, the designated major trauma centre for the wider network. That mix of one busy district general and a spread of small community sites shapes the kind of nursing work you will find here.
Mental health and community care sit with Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, whose Stonebow Unit in Hereford holds the county’s adult mental health inpatient wards, recently rebuilt with ensuite rooms under the national programme to remove dormitory wards. There are no prisons inside Herefordshire itself; the nearest parts of the secure estate sit across the borders at HMP Hewell near Redditch, the high security HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire, and HMP Usk and its open satellite Prescoed just over the line in Monmouthshire. On the independent side, Nuffield Health’s Hereford Hospital on Venns Lane runs two theatres for planned surgery. Add district nursing that covers a lot of remote ground, and you have a landscape where community and care-home work is every bit as central as the hospital ward.
Where we work
Where we cover in Herefordshire
From the county hospital in Hereford out to the market towns and villages.
Hospitals and theatres
Ward and theatre shifts centre on Hereford County Hospital, with planned surgical lists also running at Nuffield Health’s Hereford Hospital on Venns Lane. The community hospitals at Ross-on-Wye, Leominster and Bromyard add rehabilitation and step-down work.
Care homes and community
Nursing and residential homes across Hereford, Leominster, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye and the surrounding villages, plus district and community nursing that reaches the county’s more remote corners.
Mental health and secure
Inpatient mental health work anchored on the Stonebow Unit in Hereford, alongside the community mental health and learning disability teams run across the county by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.
We cover Hereford, Leominster, Ross-on-Wye, Ledbury, Bromyard, Kington, Weobley and the villages in between.
Working across the border? We also cover the West Midlands, Worcestershire and Shropshire.
On the map
Nursing shifts across Herefordshire
Use the map to see where we place nurses and carers across the county, from Hereford County Hospital out to the community hospitals and market towns.
Specialisms in Herefordshire
Specialisms we cover in Herefordshire
From Hereford County Hospital’s theatres to care homes out in the market towns, there is likely work for your area.
- Nursing & care homes
- Mental health
- Prison nursing
- Critical care
- Theatres
Nursing & care homes
Herefordshire is an older county than most. Around 27 per cent of residents were aged 65 or over in mid-2024, well above the England average of roughly 19 per cent, and the number aged 85 and over has climbed sharply since 2011. Spread across around 840 square miles of largely rural ground, that means steady demand for nursing and residential care work in homes from Hereford and Leominster out to Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye and the smaller market towns.
Mental health
Mental health work here runs through Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Its Stonebow Unit in Hereford provides the county’s adult inpatient wards, recently redeveloped with ensuite rooms, and sits alongside community mental health, crisis and learning disability teams working across the county’s towns and villages.
Prison nursing
Herefordshire has no prison within its own boundaries, so we will not pretend otherwise. If secure and forensic work is your thing, the nearest parts of the estate are just over the county lines: HMP Hewell near Redditch, the high security HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire, and HMP Usk with its open satellite Prescoed in Monmouthshire. Closer to home, secure and forensic mental health needs are met through specialist units in the wider region rather than in-county.
Critical care
Critical care in Herefordshire is based at Hereford County Hospital, which runs the county’s intensive care and high dependency beds. There is no major trauma centre in the county, so the most serious trauma and specialist tertiary cases are transferred on to Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester or the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. That makes solid ITU and HDU experience genuinely useful here.
Theatres
Theatre and recovery shifts centre on Hereford County Hospital for the county’s NHS surgical lists, from emergency and general work to orthopaedics and day surgery. On the independent side, Nuffield Health’s Hereford Hospital on Venns Lane runs two theatres for planned procedures across ENT, general surgery, gynaecology, orthopaedics and urology, so scrub, ODP and recovery staff have options on both sides.
Care & support work in Herefordshire
Care and support work in Herefordshire
Most care in Herefordshire is delivered by care assistants and support workers rather than registered nurses. Herefordshire Council is the county’s unitary adult social care authority, and with more than a quarter of residents aged 65 or over the county has steady, year-round demand for care staff. The work spans elderly care homes, supported living and community reablement, so whatever your background there is regular work near you.
- Care assistant
- Support worker
- Dementia care
- Brain injury
Care assistant
Herefordshire is an older county than most: around 27 per cent of residents, roughly 51,500 people, are aged 65 or over, against about 19 per cent nationally, and the number aged 85 and over has grown sharply since 2011. The county has more than 20 care homes registered for nursing, alongside dozens of smaller residential homes in Hereford, Leominster, Ross-on-Wye and Ledbury. Care assistants are the backbone of these homes, supporting residents with everyday living, personal care and companionship.
Support worker
Herefordshire Council commissions supported living and community support for adults with a learning disability or autism, working alongside the learning disability teams run across the county by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. For support workers that means steady demand to help the people they support live as independently as possible, in supported living and out in the community rather than in a care-home setting.
Dementia care
Around 3,000 people aged over 65 in Herefordshire are living with dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Society’s local dementia profile, and that figure is set to climb as the county’s older population grows. Memory assessment and post-diagnosis support are provided through Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Dementia care is some of the most valued work in the sector, supporting older people and residents to live well day to day.
Brain injury
Herefordshire has its own dedicated brain-injury service in Herefordshire Headway, based at Headway House in Credenhill near Hereford, which provides rehabilitation and reablement for adults living with an acquired brain injury, alongside the NHS Acquired Brain Injury team at the Belmont Clinic in Hereford. 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.
Not sure which fits? See all care & support roles →
The Novello app
Your work life, in one app
Find Herefordshire shifts, see your confirmed pay and keep your compliance in one place. No more chasing paperwork. Everything you need, on iOS and Android.
For Herefordshire employers
Hiring nurses in Herefordshire?
If you run a ward, home or team here, we can help you fill it.
We work with hospitals, nursing and residential homes, community teams and mental health services across Herefordshire, from Hereford and Leominster to Ross-on-Wye, Ledbury, Bromyard and Kington. Whether you need one shift covered at short notice or a run of block bookings, we can put compliant, vetted nurses and carers in front of you quickly.
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
Good to know
Herefordshire nursing FAQs
Where will I be working in Herefordshire?
Shifts span Hereford County Hospital, the community hospitals at Ross-on-Wye, Leominster and Bromyard, Nuffield Health's Hereford Hospital, the Stonebow Unit in Hereford, and nursing and care homes across the county's towns and villages. You choose what suits your patch.
Is there a lot of care-home work in Herefordshire?
Yes. Herefordshire has a notably older population, with around 27 per cent aged 65 or over in mid-2024, so demand for nursing and residential care staff is steady right across the county, from Hereford out to Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye and the market towns.
Are there any prisons in Herefordshire?
No, there are no prisons within Herefordshire itself. If you are after secure work, the nearest sites are HMP Hewell near Redditch, HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire, and HMP Usk and Prescoed in Monmouthshire, all a short way over the county border.
How do I get paid, and how quickly?
You see the confirmed rate on every shift before you accept it, book through the app, and get paid on a clear weekly cycle. There is no haggling and no chasing invoices.
Do I need to live in Herefordshire to register?
Not at all. Once you are set up with Novello you can pick up shifts anywhere we operate, so you are never tied to one county. Many nurses mix local Herefordshire shifts with work in neighbouring Worcestershire and Shropshire.
Ready to pick up shifts in Herefordshire?
Sign up in minutes, get your documents checked once, and start booking shifts across Herefordshire straight from the app. Even if nothing local suits you today, you will be set up for whatever opens up next.
Call 0333 307 8897 · hello@novellohealthcare.com
