Overnight care roles
Night Care Assistant Jobs in Derby
Set your own rate from £17–£20 per hour — choose the nights and clients that work for you
- Set your own rates, with no agency cut
- Choose your clients and your hours
- Contracts, invoicing and payments handled for you
Registering takes a few minutes · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check
Description
Night work in Derby that actually fits your life. PrimeCarers connects experienced, self-employed carers with families who need waking or sleeping nights in their own homes — so relatives can rest knowing someone skilled is on hand. You’ll support people with personal care, reassurance, medication prompts and gentle monitoring through the night, working with families across Derby and the surrounding area. Right now, 6 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
This page advertises ongoing self-employed opportunities across Derby and nearby towns, not one specific role. As a PrimeCarers carer you choose your clients, the hours you take and the area you cover — many carers work nights in Derby city, the suburbs or in nearby communities such as Willington, Hazelwood, Belper, Melbourne, Ilkeston and Sandiacre. You set your own rates and availability, so £17–£20 per hour can reflect the nights you prefer and the level of care you provide.
Typical night work varies: some shifts are waking nights, providing active support and regular checks; others are sleeping nights with periodic welfare checks. You’ll often be responsible for companionship, personal care during the night, safe transfers where required and reporting any changes to the family or health professionals. Nights suit carers who are calm under pressure, organised and able to work independently in a home setting. If you’re leaving agency work for more control over your time and pay, nights can be particularly rewarding.
PrimeCarers handles the admin so you can focus on care. We find suitable clients, manage contracts, handle invoicing and payments, and include insurance while you work. To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange this) and verifiable references. We do not require you to accept any shifts you don’t want — you remain self-employed and in control.
Applying takes minutes. Create a profile, upload your documents and references, and once verified your profile usually goes live within days. From there you can review clients, message families and accept nights that suit you. If you want reliable night work across Derbyshire and the city, with the freedom to set your rates and choose your clients, PrimeCarers makes the process straightforward and supportive.
What carers earn around Derby
Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed and set their own rates. Typical ranges are based on what carers in the area currently charge.
Hourly care
Based on 83 carers in the area
£18.80–£21.30 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 73 carers in the area
£17–£20 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2537 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Derby
You set your own rate on PrimeCarers, and the rate you advertise is what a client is charged for your time. Our commission comes out of that rate rather than being added to it. Put your week in and the figures below move with it.
A week
£65
4 nights a week, before tax
A month
£280
The same week across a calendar month, before tax
Charged for your time
£19 a night x 4
£76
£329.33
PrimeCarers commission
15%, VAT included
- £11.40
- £49.40
You receive
£16.15 a night
£64.60
£279.93
A waking night runs past six hours, so it is charged at the shift commission rate. The commission is taken out of the rate you advertise rather than added on top of it, and the VAT on it comes out of our share.
Tax is yours to sort out
Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed, so Income Tax and National Insurance come out of the take-home figure above. Nothing is deducted for you and this page does not work out what you owe. Tax and money as a self-employed carer walks through registering with HMRC and what to put aside.
Rates from what 73 carers within 30km of Derby on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 6 hourly and night placements within 30km of Derby are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Derby.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your own rates
You’re self-employed and decide what to charge — many carers choose rates within £17–£20 per hour.
Choose your nights
Pick waking or sleeping nights, the hours you want and the clients you accept.
Work that matters
Provide one-to-one support to families who need reassurance and dependable overnight care.
Admin and protection taken care of
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply in minutes, list your experience and set your availability for nights.
- 2
Verify and go live
Upload your Enhanced DBS and references (we can help arrange checks); profiles usually go live within days.
- 3
Choose and accept nights
Review clients in Derby, message families and accept the shifts you want — you remain self-employed.
Frequently asked questions
Overnight care can be waking nights (active support and regular checks) or sleeping nights (periodic welfare checks). Tasks often include personal care, medication prompts, repositioning, companionship and documenting any changes for the family or professionals.
As a self-employed carer you set your own rates, pick clients and choose hours. PrimeCarers finds clients, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and provides insurance while you work. You are free to accept or decline shifts.
You’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this) and verifiable references.
PrimeCarers invoices clients and processes payments on your behalf. You invoice through the platform and receive cleared payments — all administrative billing is managed for you.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, after which you can review clients across Derby and nearby areas and begin accepting appropriate nights.
Guides for carers
What the work pays, the checks and paperwork you need, and how to get started.
Ready to start earning on your own terms?
Join the carers already working with families around Derby through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
