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Shifts that work around you

Find and book healthcare shifts from the Novello app. See your pay before you accept, manage your own compliance, and pick up work that fits your life. Across hospitals, care homes and the community, right across the UK.

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Nursing and ODP

I’m a nurse or ODP

Theatres, critical care, prison nursing, mental health, community and more. Find the specialism that matches your registration, and the shifts that go with it.

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Care and support work

I work in care or support

Care assistant, support worker or health care assistant. Shifts in care homes, supported living and complex care, matched to the work you already do.

Why register with Novello

Made for the way you work

One app to find shifts, see your pay and stay compliant. No more chasing paperwork, no more waiting to hear back.

You choose your shifts

Book the work that suits you, when it suits you, all from the app.

Know your pay up front

See your confirmed pay rate before you accept a shift. No surprises.

Compliance made simple

Manage your checks and clearances in one place, with a team to help.

Working with us

Support from people who get it

Behind the app is a team from healthcare and staffing backgrounds who understand what every shift means to you.

So we keep it simple. Clear pay rates. Transparency on shifts available. Choice of shifts.

Want a few extra shifts a month, or full-time agency work? You’re in control. Pick up the work that fits your life.

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The Novello app

Your work life, in one app

The Novello app consolidates compliance, availability and confirmed pay rates, so managing your work life is simple. No more chasing paperwork. Everything you need in one place, on iOS and Android.

Download on the App Store
Get it on Google Play

How it works

Getting started is simple

1

Register in minutes

Sign up online and tell us your specialism and where you’d like to work.

2

Get compliant

Upload your documents once. We help you get your checks and clearances sorted.

3

Book shifts in the app

See open shifts and your confirmed pay rate. Book the ones that suit you.

4

Work your way

Manage everything from your phone. Pick up as much or as little as you like.

Where you could work

Find shifts in your specialism

Wherever you specialise, there’s work to pick up across England, Scotland and Wales. Demand is growing fastest in care homes, prisons, mental health and community settings, so if that’s your world, we’d love to hear from you.

  • Theatres
  • Critical care
  • Prison nursing
  • Nursing & care homes
  • Mental health
  • Supported living

Theatres

Scrub, anaesthetics and recovery shifts, plus ODP and surgical first assistant roles, across elective and emergency lists. Work with teams that value your experience.

Pick up the sessions that suit you and see your pay before you book. Your compliance stays in one place, ready for the next list.

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Critical care

ITU and HDU shifts in high-acuity units where your skills really count. If you’re confident with ventilated and unstable patients, there’s regular work to pick up.

Book around your life and see confirmed rates up front. The app handles the paperwork, so it’s less admin and more time on what matters.

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Prison nursing

General and mental health nursing in prisons and secure environments. Varied, autonomous work that’s rewarding for practitioners who like a real challenge.

We help you get the enhanced vetting and clearances sorted, so you’re ready from day one. It’s a growing area for us, and we’d love more nurses on board.

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Nursing & care homes

Days, nights and weekends in nursing and residential homes, for RGNs, RMNs and experienced care staff. Build real relationships with residents and the teams around them.

Where we can, we send you back to the same places, so you get continuity too. See your rate before you book and manage everything from the app.

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Mental health

RMN and mental health practitioner shifts across inpatient wards, secure services and the community. Skilled, person-centred work where your presence really counts.

Choose the settings that suit you, see confirmed pay up front, and keep your compliance in one place. It’s an area we’re growing in right across the UK.

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Supported living

Support worker, healthcare assistant and nursing shifts in supported living and community services. Relational work helping people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs live as independently as possible.

Pick up the shifts that suit you and see your pay before you book. Where we can, we send you back to the same services, so you build real continuity with the people you support.

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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 the process of finding and booking shifts. It's so simple!

Dan SFA

Frameworks & accreditations

NHS Workforce Alliance
HealthTrust Europe
APSCo United Kingdom

Ready to find your next shift?

Register in minutes and book your first shift from the app.

Call 0333 307 8897 · hello@novellohealthcare.com