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Novello Healthcare matches nurses and healthcare assistants with shifts right across Wiltshire, from Swindon and Salisbury to the market towns. Book through our app, see your confirmed pay before you accept, and get paid without the chasing. Registration is quick and painless, so even if the right shift is not live today it will be soon.
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Nursing in Wiltshire
Why nurses choose Novello in Wiltshire
A large, mostly rural county with two busy acute hospitals, the Great Western in Swindon and Salisbury District in the south, and a lot of care in between. Here is what you get working with us.
Real variety of settings
Wiltshire is not one big city, it is Swindon and Salisbury plus a spread of towns like Chippenham, Trowbridge and Devizes. That means you can mix NHS wards, care homes and community work, and pick shifts near home instead of driving across the county for everything.
Pay you can see up front
You see the confirmed rate for every shift before you accept it in the app. No guessing, no surprises at the end of the week, and no ringing round to find out what you are owed. What you accept is what you are paid.
Compliance handled properly
We keep your NMC registration, DBS, mandatory training and references in order so you stay ready to work. Get your paperwork sorted once and you can pick up shifts across Wiltshire and the rest of the country without redoing it every time.
The county we cover
The healthcare landscape in Wiltshire
A quick, honest picture of who runs what across the county, so you know the ground you are working on.
Wiltshire has two main acute NHS trusts. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, serving the north of the county. Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust runs Salisbury District Hospital on Odstock Road at Britford, in the south. Salisbury is a specialist centre well beyond its local patch: it is home to the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre, a regional spinal cord injury unit that takes patients from across much of southern England, and a regional burns and plastics service that sits within the South West UK Burns Network. There is no major trauma centre inside Wiltshire, so the most seriously injured patients are usually taken out of county to Southmead in Bristol or to Southampton. Both trusts sit under the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board.
Mental health across the county is run by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, known as AWP, whose inpatient sites include Green Lane Hospital in Devizes, alongside community mental health teams covering the north, east and west of Wiltshire. The county has one prison, HMP Erlestoke, a category C men’s prison in the countryside near Devizes. On the independent side, New Hall Hospital near Salisbury, run by Ramsay Health Care, and The Ridgeway Hospital in Swindon, run by Circle Health Group, handle a lot of planned surgery. Add a large, spread-out care home sector and district nursing across a rural county, and you have a genuine mix of places to work.
Where we work
Where we cover in Wiltshire
Novello nurses work across the whole county, from the Great Western Hospital in Swindon and Salisbury District Hospital to care and community settings in the market towns.
Hospitals and theatres
Acute and surgical work centres on the Great Western Hospital in Swindon and Salisbury District Hospital, with independent theatre lists at New Hall near Salisbury and The Ridgeway in Swindon. Wards, day surgery and recovery all feature.
Care and community
With around 165 registered care homes across Wiltshire as at 2025, plus community and district nursing, there is steady work in nursing homes and people’s own homes, concentrated around Salisbury, Chippenham and Trowbridge.
Mental health and secure
AWP runs mental health services including Green Lane Hospital in Devizes and community teams countywide. Secure and prison healthcare work is anchored by HMP Erlestoke near Devizes.
That includes Swindon, Salisbury, Chippenham, Trowbridge, Devizes, Warminster, Melksham, Calne, Corsham, Amesbury, Marlborough and Bradford-on-Avon.
Working across the border? We also cover the South West, Somerset and Dorset.
On the map
Nursing shifts across Wiltshire
From Swindon and Salisbury out to the market towns, use the map to see where Novello nurses pick up work across Wiltshire and the wider South West.
Specialisms in Wiltshire
Specialisms we cover in Wiltshire
From the acute wards at Swindon and Salisbury to care homes and HMP Erlestoke, whatever your background there is likely a setting for it in Wiltshire.
- Nursing & care homes
- Mental health
- Prison nursing
- Critical care
- Theatres
Nursing & care homes
The care home sector is one of Wiltshire’s biggest employers of nurses. As at 2025 the county had around 165 registered care homes and roughly 5,000 care beds, with the largest clusters around Salisbury, Chippenham and Trowbridge. The population is ageing fast: the 2021 Census put nearly 22% of Wiltshire residents at 65 or over, above the England average of 18.4%, and that share is projected to keep rising through to 2040. That means real, ongoing demand for nurses and healthcare assistants in nursing and residential homes.
Mental health
Mental health across Wiltshire is run by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP). Its footprint includes inpatient services at Green Lane Hospital in Devizes and community mental health teams covering the north, east and west of the county. If you have mental health experience, this is where inpatient and community demand sits locally.
Prison nursing
Wiltshire has a single prison, HMP Erlestoke, a category C men’s establishment in the countryside near Devizes holding around 500 men, many on longer sentences. It runs an on-site healthcare service. If you are open to secure and prison healthcare, it is the main custodial setting in the county, and forensic and secure mental health work also comes up through AWP.
Critical care
Critical care and high-dependency work in Wiltshire centres on the intensive care units at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon and Salisbury District Hospital. Salisbury also carries specialist regional caseloads through its Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre, a 45-bed spinal cord injury unit, and its Odstock burns and plastics service. Note there is no in-county major trauma centre, so the most severe trauma is transferred to Southmead in Bristol or to Southampton.
Theatres
Surgical and theatre nurses have both NHS and independent options. NHS theatre lists run at the Great Western Hospital and Salisbury District Hospital, while the independent sector adds New Hall Hospital near Salisbury, a Ramsay site known for orthopaedic and elective spinal work in its ultra-clean theatres, and The Ridgeway Hospital in Swindon, run by Circle Health Group. Scrub, anaesthetics and recovery roles all come up.
Care & support work in Wiltshire
Care and support work in Wiltshire
Most care in Wiltshire is delivered by care assistants and support workers rather than registered nurses. The county is served by two unitary councils, Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council, and the work spans elderly care homes, supported living and the specialist services clustered around Salisbury. Whatever your background, there is regular work near you.
- Care assistant
- Support worker
- Dementia care
- Complex care
Care assistant
Wiltshire has around 165 registered care homes with roughly 5,000 beds, and the largest clusters sit around Salisbury, Chippenham and Trowbridge. Across a large, mostly rural county that spread of homes means care assistants are in demand year-round. They are the backbone of these homes, supporting residents with everyday living, personal care and companionship.
Support worker
Wiltshire is home to Alabaré, a Salisbury-based charity that runs supported homes and community services for adults with learning disabilities, alongside supported living commissioned by Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council. 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
Wiltshire is an older county than most of England: at the 2021 Census nearly 22% of residents were aged 65 or over, well above the England average of 18.4%, and that share is projected to keep rising towards 2040. Memory and community mental health services across the county are run by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Dementia care is some of the most valued work in the sector, supporting residents to live well day to day.
Complex care
Salisbury is home to the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre, a 45-bed spinal cord injury unit and one of only a small number of NHS spinal centres in the country, taking patients from across much of southern England. People with high spinal injuries often go on to need long-term ventilation, tracheostomy and PEG support, so complex-care packages in people’s own homes are a real part of the local picture. This is skills-led work, and the training you gain here transfers anywhere in the country.
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Hiring nurses in Wiltshire?
If you run a ward, a home or a community service in the county, we can help you fill shifts.
We work with NHS wards, private hospitals, nursing and residential homes and community services across Wiltshire, from Swindon and Salisbury to Chippenham, Trowbridge, Devizes and the smaller towns. Whether you need one nurse for a night or a team to cover a rota gap, we can supply compliant, checked staff who are ready to work.
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Wiltshire nursing agency: common questions
Which hospitals will I find shifts in around Wiltshire?
The two main acute sites are the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, run by Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Salisbury District Hospital, run by Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. Beyond the NHS there are independent hospitals at New Hall near Salisbury and The Ridgeway in Swindon, plus a large number of care homes and community services. We name these as the local landscape; the specific shifts available to you depend on our current bookings.
Is there a major trauma centre in Wiltshire?
No. There is no major trauma centre inside the county, so the most seriously injured patients are usually taken out of county to Southmead Hospital in Bristol or to Southampton. Salisbury District Hospital does hold specialist regional roles though, including the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre and a regional burns and plastics service.
What mental health work is available in Wiltshire?
Mental health services across the county are run by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP), which includes inpatient care at Green Lane Hospital in Devizes and community mental health teams covering the county. If you have mental health experience, that is where local inpatient and community demand tends to sit.
Is there much care home work in the county?
Yes. As at 2025 Wiltshire had around 165 registered care homes and roughly 5,000 beds, with the biggest clusters around Salisbury, Chippenham and Trowbridge. With nearly 22% of residents aged 65 or over at the 2021 Census and that share rising, demand for nurses and healthcare assistants in nursing homes is steady.
How does pay work with Novello?
You see the confirmed rate for each shift in the app before you accept it, so there are no surprises. Book the shift, work it, and get paid without having to chase anyone. We keep your compliance up to date so you can pick up work across Wiltshire and nationally whenever it suits you.
Ready to pick up shifts in Wiltshire?
Register with Novello Healthcare today. It takes a few minutes, and once you are on board you can book shifts across Wiltshire and the whole country from the app, with your pay confirmed before you say yes.
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