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Novello Healthcare is a Worcestershire nursing agency booking shifts from Worcester and Redditch out to Kidderminster and Bromsgrove. See the pay before you accept, book the shift in the app, and get paid without the chasing. Registration is quick, and if we have not got the right shift for you today we will let you know the moment we do.
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Nursing in Worcestershire
Why nurses work with Novello in Worcestershire
Fair pay, shifts that fit around your life, and a team that actually picks up the phone.
Shifts that suit you
Pick up work that fits around your week, whether that is a run of days on a ward at Worcestershire Royal, a night in a nursing home near Droitwich Spa, or a regular slot closer to home in Kidderminster or Malvern. You choose what you take and when, and you can build a pattern that works for you rather than one handed to you.
Pay you can see up front
The rate is on every shift before you accept it, so there are no surprises and no guessing what you will take home. We keep pay runs prompt and predictable, and the app shows you exactly what you have booked and what is owed. No awkward chasing, no vague promises.
Compliance made painless
We keep your NMC registration, mandatory training, DBS and references in one place and give you a nudge before anything is due to lapse. It means you stay ready to work across NHS and private settings without a last minute scramble, and our team sorts the paperwork so you can get on with nursing.
The county we cover
The Worcestershire healthcare landscape
A quick picture of who runs what across the county, so you know the settings you could pick up work in.
Acute hospital care in the county is run by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, which serves a population of around 580,000 from three main sites. Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester is the largest, with an emergency department, around nine operating theatres including laminar-flow theatres, a cardiac catheterisation lab, a neonatal unit and the Worcestershire Oncology Centre, which opened in January 2015 and brought radiotherapy into the county for the first time. The Alexandra Hospital in Redditch and Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre make up the other two sites, with Kidderminster focused on planned surgery, diagnostics and outpatients. Worcestershire has no major trauma centre of its own, so the most seriously injured patients are taken out of county to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham or University Hospital Coventry.
Mental health, learning disability and community services are provided by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Its main inpatient mental health base is Newtown Hospital in Worcester, home to the Elgar Unit for working-age adults and a place of safety suite. The same trust runs the county’s community hospitals and minor injury units, including Malvern, Pershore, Evesham, Tenbury and the Princess of Wales Community Hospital in Bromsgrove, which has rehabilitation wards, the Primrose palliative care unit and a nurse-led minor injuries unit, alongside district and community nursing teams across the county. On the secure side, HMP Hewell sits at Tardebigge near Redditch, a category B men’s prison formed in 2008 from the former Blakenhurst, Brockhill and Hewell Grange sites. Private and independent work sits mainly at Spire South Bank Hospital in Worcester, with its two laminar-flow theatres, a laparoscopic theatre and JAG-accredited endoscopy, while independent mental health beds include the Priory Hospital at Barnt Green in the Bromsgrove district, which runs acute and psychiatric intensive care wards.
Where we work
Where we book shifts in Worcestershire
From the city hospitals to community and care settings right across the county.
Hospitals and theatres
Ward, department and theatre shifts across acute and elective settings, from Worcestershire Royal in Worcester and the Alexandra in Redditch to the planned-surgery lists at Kidderminster and the private theatres at Spire South Bank.
Care homes and community
Nursing home, residential and community shifts in towns like Bromsgrove, Malvern, Droitwich Spa and Evesham, plus work alongside the community hospitals and district nursing teams that cover the Vale of Evesham and Wyre Forest.
Mental health and secure
Mental health and learning disability shifts linked to services around Newtown Hospital and the Elgar Unit in Worcester, plus secure and forensic settings including the prison estate near Redditch.
We regularly book shifts in Worcester, Redditch, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Malvern, Droitwich Spa, Evesham, Stourport-on-Severn, Pershore and Tenbury Wells.
Working across the border? We also cover the West Midlands, Herefordshire and Warwickshire.
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Where we cover in Worcestershire
From Worcester and Redditch out to Kidderminster, Bromsgrove, Malvern and the Vale of Evesham, here is a rough guide to the area we book shifts across.
Specialisms in Worcestershire
Specialisms we cover in Worcestershire
Whatever your field, there is likely work for you across the county.
- Nursing & care homes
- Mental health
- Prison nursing
- Critical care
- Theatres
Nursing & care homes
Worcestershire has an older population than the national average, with around 138,000 residents aged 65 and over, roughly 23 per cent of the county, according to 2021 Census figures. That drives steady demand for nursing home and residential care work in towns such as Bromsgrove, Malvern and Droitwich Spa, from general and dementia nursing to end-of-life care, and it is some of the most reliable, regular work on our books.
Mental health
Mental health and learning disability services across the county are run by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, centred on Newtown Hospital in Worcester and its Elgar Unit for working-age adults, with a place of safety suite for people in crisis. NHS provision is complemented by independent services such as the Priory Hospital at Barnt Green near Bromsgrove, which runs acute mental health and psychiatric intensive care beds. We book RMNs and mental health support staff into settings of this kind, covering acute wards, crisis work and community mental health.
Prison nursing
Worcestershire does have a prison of its own. HMP Hewell sits at Tardebigge just outside Redditch, a category B men’s establishment formed in 2008 from the former Blakenhurst, Brockhill and Hewell Grange prisons. Prison and secure healthcare is a distinct field, covering primary care, mental health and substance misuse in a custodial setting, and it suits nurses who want variety and a good deal of independence.
Critical care
Worcestershire has no major trauma centre in-county, so the most seriously injured patients are transferred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham or University Hospital Coventry. Critical care within the county is based at Worcestershire Royal in Worcester, which has intensive care, a neonatal unit and a cardiac catheterisation lab. We book experienced ITU, HDU and critical care nurses into acute settings of this kind.
Theatres
There is regular theatre work across the county. Worcestershire Royal runs around nine operating theatres including laminar-flow theatres, Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre handles a large volume of planned surgery and diagnostics, and on the private side Spire South Bank in Worcester has two laminar-flow theatres and a laparoscopic theatre plus JAG-accredited endoscopy. We place scrub, anaesthetic and recovery practitioners across all of these settings.
Care & support work in Worcestershire
Care and support work in Worcestershire
Most care in Worcestershire is delivered by care assistants and support workers rather than registered nurses. Worcestershire County Council is the adult social care authority for a county of around 600,000 people, with roughly 138,000 residents aged 65 or over, and the work spans around 170 care homes, supported living for adults with learning disabilities and specialist neuro-rehabilitation. Whatever your background, there is regular work near you.
- Care assistant
- Support worker
- Dementia care
- Brain injury
Care assistant
Worcestershire has around 170 registered care homes, most of them residential rather than nursing homes — the settings where care assistants, not nurses, are the core of the team. Demand is driven by an older-than-average population: about 138,000 residents are aged 65 or over, roughly 23 per cent of the county, according to the 2021 Census. Care assistants are the backbone of these homes, supporting older people with everyday living, personal care and companionship.
Support worker
Alongside its care homes, Worcestershire County Council supports more than 1,400 adults with a learning disability, and it is deliberately moving support towards supported living: council-funded supported living placements rose from 330 to 490 between 2017 and 2022, an increase of almost 50 per cent. 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 8,300 people aged 65 or over are living with dementia in Worcestershire, yet only around 56 per cent have a formal diagnosis, according to the county’s dementia needs assessment. That number is projected to climb to over 11,000 by 2028 and more than 14,000 by 2038 as the older population grows. Dementia care is some of the most valued work in the sector, supporting residents to live well day to day.
Brain injury
Worcester is home to Inspire Neurocare, a purpose-built neurological rehabilitation and complex-care centre of around 40 beds on Oldbury Road, supporting people with acquired brain injury, stroke and Parkinson’s. 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 Worcestershire employers
Need nurses in Worcestershire?
If you run a ward, home or service in the county, we can help you fill shifts with people you can rely on.
We supply nurses and support staff to hospitals, nursing and residential homes, community services and mental health settings right across Worcestershire, from Worcester and Redditch to Kidderminster, Bromsgrove and the Vale of Evesham. Every nurse we send is fully compliant and vetted, and we would rather build a steady relationship with your team than fire over whoever is nearest. Tell us what you need and we will do the legwork.
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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 finding and booking shifts. It's so simple!
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Worcestershire nursing agency FAQs
Which areas of Worcestershire does Novello cover?
We book shifts right across the county, from Worcester, Redditch and Kidderminster to Bromsgrove, Malvern, Droitwich Spa, Evesham, Pershore, Stourport-on-Severn and Tenbury Wells. If you are close to the county line we also cover the wider West Midlands, Herefordshire and Warwickshire, so you are not limited to one patch.
What kind of nursing shifts are available in Worcestershire?
A real mix. Ward and theatre work in acute hospitals like Worcestershire Royal and the Alexandra, planned surgery at Kidderminster, nursing home and community shifts across the towns, mental health work linked to services around Newtown Hospital, and secure healthcare near Redditch. Whatever your field, there is usually something on our books.
How much will I get paid, and when?
The rate is shown on every shift before you accept it, so you always know what you are taking on. We keep pay runs prompt and predictable, and the app shows exactly what you have booked and what is owed, so there is no chasing and no guessing.
Do I need to live in Worcestershire to register?
No. Plenty of our nurses live just over the border in Herefordshire, Warwickshire or the West Midlands and pick up shifts in Worcestershire, and the reverse is true too. Once you are registered with Novello you can work shifts across the county and further afield, wherever suits you.
How do I register with Novello?
Registration is quick and done online. We will help you get your NMC registration, DBS, training and references in order, and keep an eye on renewal dates so nothing lapses. Once you are set up you can browse and book shifts straight from the app, and our team is on hand if you get stuck.
Ready to pick up shifts in Worcestershire?
Register with Novello today and start browsing nursing shifts across Worcester, Redditch, Kidderminster and the rest of the county. It only takes a few minutes to sign up, the pay is clear before you accept, and our team is on hand whenever you need us.
Call 0333 307 8897 · hello@novellohealthcare.com
