Find nursing shifts across Norfolk
Novello Healthcare helps nurses and healthcare assistants pick up work right across Norfolk, from the wards at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital to care homes along the north coast. Book through the app, see the confirmed pay before you say yes, and get paid without the chasing.
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Looking for work in Norfolk?
Leave your details and we’ll come back to you with the nursing, care and support shifts we have near you in Norfolk — and what they pay. It takes about twenty seconds.
Nursing in Norfolk
Why nurses work with Novello in Norfolk
Honest pay, shifts that fit your life and a team that actually picks up the phone.
Shifts that fit around you
Norfolk is a big, spread-out county, so we build your work around where you live and how far you want to travel. Whether you are near the acute sites in Norwich, King’s Lynn or Gorleston, or out towards Dereham, Cromer or Thetford, you choose the shifts that suit you rather than being sent wherever there is a gap.
Pay you can see up front
The rate for every shift is shown in the app before you accept it, so there are no surprises and no working out what you earned after the fact. Pick up the shift, work it, and get paid on time.
Compliance made simple
We keep your NMC registration, DBS, mandatory training and revalidation paperwork in order and remind you before anything is due, so you can stay ready to work without the admin piling up.
The county we cover
Norfolk’s healthcare landscape
A rural county served by three acute trusts, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth in King’s Lynn and the James Paget in Gorleston, a network of community hospitals in its market towns and a large older population.
Norfolk is covered by three acute NHS trusts. The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital at Colney is the county’s largest, a teaching hospital linked to the University of East Anglia’s Norwich Medical School and a designated Trauma Unit, with an NHS proposal for it to become the region’s Major Trauma Centre (the nearest is currently Addenbrooke’s in Cambridge). In the west, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust serves west Norfolk and the Fens; built largely from RAAC, it is one of the most heavily propped-up hospitals in the country and is set for a full rebuild through the New Hospital Programme. In the east, the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston covers Great Yarmouth and Waveney and is also RAAC-affected, with its ‘Future Paget’ replacement due to open in the early 2030s. Between them these three sites run the county’s emergency departments, critical care, maternity and surgical wards.
Alongside the acute sites, community hospitals and inpatient units at North Walsham, Dereham, Kelling, Norwich and King’s Lynn are run by East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust, formed in April 2026 when Norfolk Community Health and Care, the first community trust in the country to be rated Outstanding by the CQC, merged with its Cambridgeshire counterpart. Mental health services are provided by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, whose main Norwich base is Hellesdon Hospital, with inpatient and secure wards and places of safety across the county. Norfolk also holds three prisons, HMP Norwich on Mousehold Heath, HMP Wayland near Griston and HMP Bure near Scottow, and in the independent sector Spire Norwich Hospital off the A47 handles a steady stream of planned surgery.
Where we work
Where we cover in Norfolk
From the Norwich city hospitals to coastal care homes at Cromer and Sheringham and rural community units in the market towns, we cover the whole county.
Hospitals and theatres
We cover shifts across the acute sites, including the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn and the James Paget in Gorleston, plus planned surgical work at Spire Norwich. That spans ward nursing, theatres, recovery and day-case units.
Care homes and community
Norfolk has a large older population and a busy care sector, from nursing homes in Norwich and along the coast at places like Cromer and Sheringham to community hospital beds run by East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust. We supply nurses and healthcare assistants across residential, nursing and community settings.
Mental health and secure
We cover mental health and secure work linked to Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust units such as Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich, along with healthcare roles in the county’s three prisons at Norwich, Wayland and Bure.
We cover Norwich, King’s Lynn, Great Yarmouth, Gorleston, Thetford, Dereham, Wymondham, Cromer, North Walsham, Diss, Swaffham, Fakenham and the towns and villages in between.
Working across the border? We also cover the East of England region and neighbouring Suffolk.
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Our Norfolk hospitals and care settings
Explore the map to see the hospitals, care homes and community units across Norfolk where our nurses and healthcare assistants pick up shifts.
Specialisms in Norfolk
Specialisms we cover in Norfolk
Whatever your area, from Norwich theatres to the county’s coastal care homes, there is Norfolk work to match it.
- Nursing & care homes
- Mental health
- Prison nursing
- Critical care
- Theatres
Nursing & care homes
Care of older people is one of the biggest sources of nursing work in Norfolk. Norfolk County Council figures for 2024 put around a quarter of residents at 65 or over, and the number of people aged 85 and above is projected to roughly double towards 60,000 by 2040. That feeds a large network of residential and nursing homes across the county, from Norwich out to the coastal towns, where our nurses and healthcare assistants regularly pick up shifts.
Mental health
Mental health services across Norfolk are run by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, whose main Norwich base is Hellesdon Hospital. The trust runs acute inpatient wards, secure services and health-based places of safety at sites including Norwich, King’s Lynn and Great Yarmouth, and we cover mental health nursing and support roles across these kinds of settings.
Prison nursing
Norfolk holds three prisons, all men’s establishments: HMP Norwich, a Category B and C prison on Mousehold Heath; HMP Wayland, a Category C prison near Griston; and HMP Bure, a Category C prison near Scottow on the former RAF Coltishall site. Prison healthcare teams need nurses for primary care, mental health and substance misuse, and it is an area we cover for candidates who want something different from ward work.
Critical care
Critical care and acute nursing sit mainly with the three acute trusts. The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, as the county’s largest site and a Trauma Unit, runs intensive care alongside its emergency department, with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn and the James Paget in Gorleston covering acute and critical care in the west and east. We supply experienced nurses into ITU, HDU and A and E across these settings.
Theatres
For theatre work there is both NHS and independent demand. The acute trusts at Norwich, King’s Lynn and Gorleston run full surgical lists, and Spire Norwich Hospital off the A47 has four operating theatres, including two laminar-flow theatres used for orthopaedic surgery. We place scrub, anaesthetic and recovery nurses across NHS and private lists.
Care & support work in Norfolk
Care and support work in Norfolk
Most care in Norfolk is delivered by care assistants and support workers rather than registered nurses. Norfolk County Council is the adult social care authority for one of England’s largest and oldest rural counties — North Norfolk has the oldest population of any district in the country — and the work spans elderly care homes, supported living and specialist neuro-rehabilitation. Whatever your background, there is regular work near you.
- Care assistant
- Support worker
- Dementia care
- Brain injury
Care assistant
North Norfolk has the oldest population of any local authority in England and Wales: at the 2021 Census around a third of its residents (33.5%) were aged 65 or over, against an England average of 18.4%. Across the county the number of people aged 85 and above is projected to roughly double towards 60,000 by 2040, feeding a large network of residential and nursing homes from Norwich out to the coastal towns. Care assistants are the backbone of these homes, supporting older residents with everyday living, personal care and companionship.
Support worker
Norfolk County Council is expanding supported living for adults with a learning disability or physical disability, with new schemes under way in Norwich, King’s Lynn and Swaffham, each for around 16 to 18 people and opening through 2026. That 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, rather than in a care-home setting.
Dementia care
An estimated 21,400 people across Norfolk and Waveney are expected to be living with dementia by 2030, according to the local Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, as the county’s older population continues to grow. The Alzheimer’s Society runs the Dementia Support Service for Norfolk and Waveney, and the local NHS has been working to lift its dementia diagnosis rate closer to the national two-thirds ambition. Dementia care is some of the most valued work in the sector, supporting residents to live well day to day.
Brain injury
Norfolk has a genuine specialist neuro presence — the 29-bed All Hallows Neuro Rehabilitation Centre at Ditchingham, which supports people with acquired brain injury and progressive neurological conditions such as stroke, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s, and the Colman Centre in Norwich, home to the county’s NHS neurological rehabilitation service. Rehabilitation support workers here help the people they support rebuild skills and independence after a brain injury or stroke, work closely related to the complex-care roles that involve tracheostomy and other clinical support.
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For Norfolk employers
Hiring nurses in Norfolk?
We help Norfolk providers fill shifts quickly with compliant, local staff.
If you run a care home, community unit or hospital ward in Norfolk, from Norwich and King's Lynn to Great Yarmouth and the market towns like Dereham, Thetford and Fakenham, we can supply nurses and healthcare assistants who are checked, trained and ready. Tell us what you need and we will match you with local staff.
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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!
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Very competent staff and a welcoming, supportive team. What I like most is the variety of shifts in the Novello app!
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Norfolk nursing agency FAQs
Where in Norfolk does Novello supply nurses?
Right across the county. We cover the acute hospitals in Norwich, King's Lynn and Gorleston, care homes and community units from the coast to the market towns, mental health settings and the county's prisons. Wherever you are in Norfolk, tell us how far you want to travel and we will match shifts to you.
What kind of shifts can I pick up in Norfolk?
Ward nursing, theatres, critical care, care home and nursing home work, community roles and mental health or secure settings. Norfolk's large older population means there is steady care-of-the-elderly work, and the three acute trusts add hospital and theatre shifts on top.
How does pay work?
The rate for every shift is shown in the app before you accept it, so you always know what you will earn. Pick up the shift, work it and get paid on time, with no chasing.
Do I need to live in Norfolk to register?
No. Many of our nurses live in Norfolk, but once you register you can also pick up shifts in Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and across the East of England, or anywhere else in the UK through the app.
What do I need to get started?
Your NMC registration if you are a nurse, or the relevant care experience if you are a healthcare assistant, plus a DBS check and up-to-date mandatory training. We will help you get everything in order and keep it current, including revalidation reminders.
Ready to pick up Norfolk shifts?
Registering with Novello is quick and there is no pressure. Sign up, tell us where in Norfolk you want to work, and start booking shifts with the pay shown up front.
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