Agency nursing jobs in the UK

Right now 7,060 agency nursing jobs are open, from 116 agencies we test and rank. Mostly locum or bank work (76%), 19% permanent.

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Nursing · FiltersAll nursing7,060Advanced nurse practitioners2,056Community & practice nursing1,522General nursing (RGN)1,340Mental health (RMN)829Healthcare assistants (HCAs)752A&E, critical care & theatres378Paediatric & neonatal nursing140Learning disability (RNLD)34Midwifery28
  • £25an hour, middle of advertised pay
  • 76%locum or bank
  • 21Top 25 agencies hiring here

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  1. ITU Nurse

    Novello Healthcare · Sutton and 1 more

    Pay not statedLocum or bank

    Top 50 of 336 nursing agencies we rankHolds our specialist mark in nursingToday

  2. Functional Assessor

    Medacs Healthcare · Kingston upon Hull

    £42,000 a yearPermanent

    Top 10 of 336 nursing agencies we rankHolds our specialist mark in nursingYesterday

  3. Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP)

    Hallam Medical · UK, place not stated

    Pay not stated

    Top 25 of 336 nursing agencies we rankHolds our specialist mark in nursing3 days ago

  4. Scrub Nurse

    Just Nurses · Nottingham

    £19–£21 an hourLocum or bank

    Top 50 of 336 nursing agencies we rankHolds our specialist mark in nursing3 days ago

Common questions

How many agency nursing jobs are there right now?

7,060 live in the UK, from 116 agencies. New ones appear every day.

What do agency nursing jobs pay?

Adverts quote £18.32–£27.76 an hour, with the middle at £25 an hour, from 2,892 adverts across 63 agencies across the UK.

Where are most agency nursing jobs?

South East (1056), South West (791) and East of England (682).