Find nursing shifts across North Yorkshire
Novello Healthcare puts nursing and healthcare assistant shifts across North Yorkshire in your pocket. Browse and book open shifts in the app, from York and Harrogate to Scarborough, Northallerton and the Dales, and see your confirmed pay before you accept. Register once and pick up work that fits around your life.
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Nursing in North Yorkshire
Why nurses choose Novello in North Yorkshire
A straightforward agency built around the way you actually want to work.
Shifts that suit you
Pick up work close to home or further afield, whether that is a ward in central York, a care home in the Harrogate district, a community round out towards the Dales or a night in Scarborough. You choose the settings, hours and travel that suit you, and it is all in the app.
Pay you can see up front
No guessing and no surprises. Every shift shows its confirmed rate before you accept, so you know exactly what you are booking. We keep our payroll prompt and our support human, so chasing money is not part of the deal.
Compliance made painless
Our team walks you through DBS, references, mandatory training and NMC checks and keeps your file current, so you spend less time on paperwork and more time on the floor. Get compliant once and you are ready to work anywhere we cover.
The county we cover
The North Yorkshire healthcare landscape
England’s largest county is a mix of busy city hospitals, market-town units and deeply rural community care.
Acute care across the county is shared between three NHS trusts. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs the emergency departments at York Hospital and Scarborough Hospital, along with community hospitals at Malton and New Selby War Memorial, and opened a new £47 million Urgent and Emergency Care Centre at Scarborough Hospital in May 2025. Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust runs Harrogate District Hospital, which has its own 24 hour emergency department, along with Ripon Community Hospital, where urgent care is handled through an urgent treatment centre rather than a full A&E. The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton, part of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has a 24 hour urgent treatment centre and is that trust’s main site for planned orthopaedic surgery, now home to a £35.5 million surgical centre. North Yorkshire does not have a major trauma centre of its own, so the most serious cases are taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, the regional major trauma centre, or south to Leeds General Infirmary.
Mental health and learning disability services are led by Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, which covers North Yorkshire, York and Selby. Its sites include Foss Park Hospital in York, a 72 bed inpatient hospital that opened in 2020 to replace Bootham Park, and Cross Lane Hospital in Scarborough, which serves Whitby, Ryedale and Scarborough. Community nursing reaches a long way in a county this rural, with district teams working out across the Dales, the Moors and the market towns. On the secure side, HMP and YOI Askham Grange near York is a women’s open prison with a mother and baby unit, while the high security estate sits just over the border at Full Sutton, a Category A men’s prison near Pocklington in the East Riding. The independent sector adds theatre and elective work, led by Nuffield Health York Hospital and Clifton Park Hospital in York and The Duchy Hospital in Harrogate.
Where we work
Where we cover in North Yorkshire
From the city to the coast to the Dales, we place nurses right across the county.
Hospitals and theatres
Ward, department and theatre shifts at NHS and independent sites, from York and Scarborough through Harrogate and the Friarage at Northallerton to private units like Nuffield Health York and The Duchy in Harrogate.
Care homes and community
Nursing and healthcare assistant work in care and nursing homes and out in the community, across the Harrogate district, Hambleton, Richmondshire, Ryedale and the coast, where a large older population keeps demand high.
Mental health and secure
Support across mental health inpatient units and community teams run by Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys, at sites such as Foss Park in York and Cross Lane in Scarborough, plus secure and forensic settings.
We cover York, Harrogate, Scarborough, Northallerton, Ripon, Skipton, Selby, Knaresborough, Whitby, Malton, Thirsk, Richmond and the towns and villages in between.
Working across the border? We also cover Yorkshire and the Humber, West Yorkshire and County Durham.
On the map
Our North Yorkshire hospitals and locations
Explore the map to see the hospitals and sites we cover across North Yorkshire and the wider region.
Specialisms in North Yorkshire
Specialisms we staff in North Yorkshire
From the acute wards at York and Scarborough to the Friarage at Northallerton and the independent theatres in Harrogate, there is likely work for your skills across North Yorkshire.
- Nursing & care homes
- Mental health
- Prison nursing
- Critical care
- Theatres
Nursing & care homes
North Yorkshire has an older population than most of England, with around a quarter of residents aged over 65 according to the council’s 2023 to 2024 market sustainability plan, which lists roughly 166 registered care homes and almost 6,000 registered beds for over 65s. Occupancy runs high and the county has felt the national nursing shortage keenly, so experienced nursing home and care home staff are always in demand, from Harrogate and Ripon to the coastal towns.
Mental health
Mental health work across the county is centred on Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, which provides adult, older people’s, children’s and forensic services for North Yorkshire, York and Selby. Its inpatient sites include the 72 bed Foss Park Hospital in York, which opened in 2020, and Cross Lane Hospital in Scarborough. If you have RMN experience or work as a mental health support worker, there is regular shift work here.
Prison nursing
Prison and secure healthcare is a smaller part of the picture in North Yorkshire than in some counties. The main prison inside the county is HMP and YOI Askham Grange near York, a women’s open prison with one of only a handful of mother and baby units in the country, while the high security men’s estate sits just over the boundary at Full Sutton in the East Riding. Alongside this, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys runs forensic and secure mental health services, so there is scope for nurses drawn to secure and forensic settings.
Critical care
Critical care and emergency work sits mainly in the emergency departments and intensive care units at York Hospital and Scarborough Hospital, with a further 24 hour emergency department at Harrogate District Hospital. There is no major trauma centre within North Yorkshire itself, so the most serious trauma is taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, the regional major trauma centre, or south to Leeds General Infirmary. ITU, HDU and A&E experienced nurses are valued across the county’s acute sites.
Theatres
Theatre and elective work spans the NHS and the independent sector. The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is a main site for planned orthopaedic surgery, while York and Scarborough carry a broad surgical list. On the private side, Nuffield Health York Hospital and Clifton Park Hospital in York and The Duchy Hospital in Harrogate, with their laminar flow theatres, take scrub, recovery and anaesthetic nurses and ODPs.
Care & support work in North Yorkshire
Care and support work in North Yorkshire
Most care in North Yorkshire is delivered by care assistants and support workers rather than registered nurses. The county has roughly 200 care homes and more than 200 supported living properties, alongside a nationally recognised programme of extra-care schemes, and North Yorkshire Council — the largest council in England by area — is one of the country’s biggest unitary social care authorities. Whatever your background, there is regular work near you.
- Care assistant
- Support worker
- Dementia care
- Brain injury
Care assistant
North Yorkshire has around 166 older people’s care homes with almost 6,000 registered beds, and roughly a quarter of residents in the county are already aged over 65 — a share the council expects to reach almost a third by 2035. Demand is heaviest in the market towns and along the coast, from Harrogate and Ripon to Scarborough and Whitby. Care assistants are the backbone of these homes, supporting residents with everyday living, personal care and companionship.
Support worker
North Yorkshire Council supports more than 800 people in over 200 supported living properties, and around 1,440 working-age adults with a learning disability draw on its adult social care. The council’s learning disability approach is built around helping people live as independently as possible, which means steady demand for support workers who back the people they support in their own homes and out in the community, rather than in a care-home setting.
Dementia care
An estimated 10,000 people in North Yorkshire are living with dementia, and at the last count only around 5,800 of them had a formal diagnosis — a wide gap that local memory and dementia services are working to close. With the county’s older population set to grow toward almost a third of residents by 2035, demand for skilled dementia care keeps rising. It is some of the most valued work in the sector, supporting residents to live well day to day.
Brain injury
North Yorkshire has a genuine specialist neuro presence — Brainkind’s Neurological Centre on Bishopthorpe Road in York, a purpose-built independent hospital providing post-acute assessment and rehabilitation for people with an acquired brain injury, alongside Headway York’s community brain-injury service. 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 North Yorkshire employers
Hiring nurses in North Yorkshire?
If you run a ward, home or unit anywhere in the county, we can help you fill gaps fast.
We supply nurses, healthcare assistants and support workers to hospitals, care and nursing homes, mental health units and community services right across North Yorkshire, from York, Harrogate and Ripon to Scarborough, Whitby, Northallerton and the rural Dales. Compliant, reliable staff, booked through one simple system. Tell us what you need and we will find the right people.
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North Yorkshire nursing agency FAQs
Where in North Yorkshire does Novello place nurses?
Right across the county, from York, Harrogate and Ripon to Scarborough, Whitby, Northallerton, Skipton and the market towns and villages of the Dales and Moors. Wherever you are based, you can browse open shifts in the app and book the ones that suit you.
What kind of shifts can I pick up?
Hospital ward, department and theatre shifts, care and nursing home work, and mental health and community roles. That includes NHS sites like York, Scarborough, Harrogate and the Friarage at Northallerton, and independent hospitals such as Nuffield Health York and The Duchy in Harrogate.
How does pay work?
Every shift shows its confirmed rate in the app before you accept, so there are no surprises. We keep payroll prompt and our support easy to reach, so you are not left chasing anything.
I mostly want care home or community work. Is there enough?
Yes. North Yorkshire has an older population than most of England and a large number of registered care and nursing homes, so demand for experienced care staff stays high, particularly around Harrogate, Ripon and the coastal towns.
Do I need to be compliant before I start?
You will need the usual checks in place, including DBS, references, mandatory training and NMC registration for nurses, and our team helps you through all of it. Get compliant once and you can work at any site we cover, in North Yorkshire and beyond.
Ready to pick up work across North Yorkshire?
Register with Novello Healthcare today and start booking nursing and healthcare shifts across York, Harrogate, Scarborough and the rest of the county straight from the app. It takes minutes to sign up, and once you are compliant you can work anywhere we cover.
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