Find nursing shifts across the West Midlands
From Birmingham and the Black Country to Coventry and Solihull, pick up shifts that fit your life. Hospitals, care homes, mental health, secure settings and the community, all booked from the Novello app with your pay confirmed before you accept.
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Nursing in West Midlands
Work that fits around your life
One app to find local shifts, see your pay and stay compliant, backed by a team that knows the patch, from the Queen Elizabeth in Edgbaston to the Black Country boroughs.
Shifts close to home
Pick up work near you, from Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry to Dudley, Walsall, Sandwell and Solihull.
Know your pay up front
See your confirmed rate before you accept a shift. No surprises, no chasing.
Compliance made simple
We keep your documents and checks in one place, so you are ready for your next shift.
The area we cover
Every kind of nursing, right across the West Midlands
The West Midlands metropolitan county packs a huge amount of healthcare into its seven boroughs, and so does the work.
Acute care here spans several large NHS trusts. University Hospitals Birmingham runs the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Edgbaston, the adult major trauma centre for the region, along with Heartlands, Good Hope in Sutton Coldfield and Solihull Hospital. Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust runs Birmingham Children’s Hospital, the paediatric major trauma centre, and Birmingham Women’s Hospital. Across the Black Country there is New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton, Russells Hall in Dudley and Walsall Manor, plus the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick, which opened in October 2024 to take over the acute wards from City and Sandwell General. Over in Coventry, University Hospital Coventry at Walsgrave is the other adult major trauma centre serving the county.
There is far more beyond the acute wards. Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust provides inpatient and community mental health care, including the medium secure Reaside Clinic at Rubery. Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust runs mental health services across Penn Hospital in Wolverhampton, Bushey Fields in Dudley, Hallam Street in West Bromwich and Dorothy Pattison in Walsall, while the Caludon Centre in Coventry sits with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership. Birmingham Community Healthcare covers district and community nursing across the city. Add HMP Birmingham at Winson Green, a busy independent hospital sector and a large care sector, and the range of work is genuinely wide.
Where we work
Where we work
We place nurses, ODPs and care staff right across the West Midlands, not just teaching hospitals like the Queen Elizabeth but care homes, secure units and community teams from Wolverhampton to Coventry.
Hospitals and theatres
NHS and independent hospitals across the county, from the Queen Elizabeth and the Midland Met to smaller elective and day-case units in Sutton Coldfield and Solihull.
Care and community
Nursing and residential homes, plus community and district nursing in people’s own homes, right across Birmingham, the Black Country and Coventry.
Mental health and secure
Inpatient and secure mental health services like the Reaside Clinic at Rubery, plus HMP Birmingham at Winson Green, for nurses who want varied, autonomous work.
We work with candidates and clients right across the county, from Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry to Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Solihull and Sutton Coldfield.
Working across the border? We also cover the wider West Midlands region and neighbouring Warwickshire and Staffordshire.
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See where the work is across the West Midlands
Search the map to find the hospitals, trusts and care settings we staff near you, right across the county.
Specialisms in West Midlands
Your specialism, close to home
Whatever you specialise in, there is genuine demand here, from major trauma at the Queen Elizabeth to the care homes of Dudley and Walsall. Here is where the work is.
- Nursing & care homes
- Mental health
- Prison nursing
- Critical care
- Theatres
Nursing & care homes
The West Midlands has a large care sector spread across its seven boroughs, and an ageing population keeps it busy. Birmingham alone is one of the largest local authorities in Europe, and there are hundreds of CQC-registered care and nursing homes across the city, the Black Country, Coventry and Solihull. That means steady work for RGNs, RMNs and experienced care staff, close to home.
Mental health
Mental health is a growing area of work for us. Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust runs services across the city, including the medium secure Reaside Clinic at Rubery, while Black Country Healthcare covers Penn Hospital in Wolverhampton, Bushey Fields in Dudley, Hallam Street in West Bromwich and Dorothy Pattison in Walsall. There is regular inpatient, secure and community work.
Prison nursing
The main prison inside the metropolitan county is HMP Birmingham at Winson Green, a large Category B local prison. Just over the Staffordshire border near Wolverhampton sits a cluster of three more, HMP Featherstone, HMP Oakwood and HMP Brinsford, all within easy reach. Prison nursing is autonomous, varied work, and we help you get the enhanced clearance sorted before you start.
Critical care
Because the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is the region’s adult major trauma centre, and Birmingham Children’s Hospital the paediatric one, the West Midlands carries a lot of high-acuity and specialist work, from neurosurgery and major burns to transplant and liver care. For ITU and HDU nurses who are confident with the most unstable patients, critical care shifts come up regularly across the county.
Theatres
Alongside its NHS lists, the West Midlands has a busy independent hospital sector, including Spire Little Aston in Sutton Coldfield, Spire Parkway in Solihull, The Priory Hospital in Edgbaston and Nuffield Health in Wolverhampton. For scrub, anaesthetic and recovery nurses, ODPs and surgical first assistants, that means regular theatre work is never far away.
Care & support work in West Midlands
Care and support work in West Midlands
Most care across the West Midlands is delivered by care assistants and support workers rather than registered nurses. The metropolitan county packs seven boroughs into a small area, and Birmingham City Council alone is one of the largest local authorities in Europe, commissioning adult social care on a huge scale — from elderly care homes to supported living and neuro-rehabilitation. Whatever your background, there is regular work near you.
- Care assistant
- Support worker
- Dementia care
- Brain injury
Care assistant
Birmingham is one of the youngest cities in Europe, with nearly 40% of its population under 25, but the boroughs around it tell a different story. Solihull is the oldest part of the county — with an older age profile than the city and a steadily growing over-65 population — and it is here, along with Dudley and Walsall, that older people’s care homes are busiest. Care assistants are the backbone of these homes, supporting residents with everyday living, personal care and companionship.
Support worker
Birmingham City Council is one of the largest local authorities in Europe, and adult social care here includes commissioning learning-disability and physical-disability support at real scale. Like the rest of the sector, the West Midlands is steadily shifting support away from residential care towards supported living — 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 rather than in a care-home setting.
Dementia care
Across the Black Country — Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton — more than 14,200 people are living with dementia, according to the area’s NHS integrated care board, and that number rises as the population ages. Dementia care is some of the most valued work in the sector, supporting residents to live well day to day in the county’s care homes.
Brain injury
The West Midlands has a genuine neuro cluster. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham is the region’s adult major trauma centre and a regional neurosciences centre, and many people move on from there into rehabilitation. Birmingham Community Healthcare runs the area’s neurological rehabilitation service, including inpatient neuro-rehab and a brain injury specialist clinic based at Moseley Hall Hospital, and Headway Birmingham & Solihull, a local brain-injury charity, supports people across the city. 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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West Midlands nursing questions, answered
Where in the West Midlands does Novello place nurses?
Right across the metropolitan county, from Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield to Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Coventry and Solihull. Whether you want to stay close to home or travel a little for the right shift, there is regular work near you.
What kinds of nursing shifts are available?
Everything from acute hospital wards and theatres to care homes, mental health units, secure settings and community nursing. The West Midlands has large NHS trusts like University Hospitals Birmingham and the Royal Wolverhampton, plus a big independent and care sector, so the range is wide.
How does pay work?
You see your confirmed rate before you accept any shift through the Novello app. No surprises and no chasing timesheets. Rates vary by role, setting and shift, so the app always shows you the agreed figure up front.
Do I need special clearance for prison or secure work?
Yes. Secure settings like HMP Birmingham and the medium secure Reaside Clinic need enhanced clearance. We help you get the paperwork and checks sorted before your first shift, and keep it all in one place.
Can employers in the West Midlands book staff through Novello?
Yes. Care homes, hospitals and secure settings across Birmingham, the Black Country, Coventry and Solihull use Novello to fill single shifts or ongoing rotas, all managed through one platform with compliant local staff.
Ready to find your next shift in the West Midlands?
Join Novello today and pick up hospital, care, mental health and theatre work right across Birmingham, the Black Country, Coventry and Solihull, with your pay confirmed before you accept.
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