Self‑employed visiting carers

Visiting Carer Jobs in Elmers End

Daytime, hourly home care — set your own rates from £18.80–£20 per hour, pick the hours you want and work locally.

  • Set your own rates, with no agency cut
  • Choose your clients and your hours
  • Contracts, invoicing and payments handled for you
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Registering takes a few minutes · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check

Description

Work as a visiting carer in Elmers End, helping people stay independent at home with daytime visits for personal care, meals, medication prompts and errands. You’ll visit clients in their own homes across Elmers End and nearby neighbourhoods, building relationships and providing practical, compassionate help. Right now, 212 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

These ongoing self‑employed opportunities suit experienced carers who want control over their day. On PrimeCarers you choose your clients, hours and service area — many carers cover Elmers End and the surrounding parts of Bromley. You set your own rates and availability; typical rates for visiting care are £18.80–£20 per hour. Working this way is ideal if you’re ready to move away from traditional agency shifts but want steady local work and the freedom to manage your diary.

The role is daytime, hourly home care: short regular calls, longer personal‑care visits, companionship over lunch, shopping runs and medication support. You’ll use your existing skills to help with washing, dressing, continence care where needed, meal preparation and light household tasks. Carers who do well are reliable, respectful of people’s homes and used to working with families and other health professionals.

PrimeCarers supports self‑employed carers by finding clients and handling the admin you don’t want: contracts, invoicing and payments are taken care of, and insurance is included while you work. To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. We don’t post single shifts here — we connect you with ongoing opportunities across Elmers End, South Norwood, Eden Park, Beckenham, Penge, Anerley and Addiscombe via our platform and local families. South Norwood, Eden Park, Beckenham, Penge, Anerley and Addiscombe

Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. Once live you can review client requests, accept only the bookings that suit you and manage your calendar directly. If you’re an experienced carer thinking about greater flexibility and earnings control in Bromley, PrimeCarers gives you practical support without taking away your independence.

Ready to find daytime visiting care work in Elmers End? Create your profile, upload checks and references, and start choosing the visits you want to do. It’s straightforward, and our team is here to help every step of the way.

What carers earn around Elmers End

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 1251 carers in the area

£18.80–£20 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 1062 carers in the area

£17–£19 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 2132 carers in the area

£145–£160 per day

What you would take home in Elmers End

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

£400

25 hours a week, before tax

A month

£1,733

The same week across a calendar month, before tax

The arithmeticA weekA month

Charged for your time

£20 an hour x 25

£500

£2,166.67

PrimeCarers commission

20%, VAT included

- £100

- £433.33

You receive

£16 an hour

£400

£1,733.33

Visits shorter than six hours are charged at the hourly 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 1251 carers within 30km of Elmers End on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 212 hourly and night placements within 30km of Elmers End are open at the moment.

Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Elmers End.

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What PrimeCarers offers

Set your own rates

You decide what to charge and who to work with; many carers list rates around £18.80–£20 per hour.

Choose your hours

Daytime visits that fit your life — mornings, afternoons or block bookings you accept.

Meaningful home care

Support people with personal care, meals, medication prompts and errands in their own homes.

Admin and insurance handled

We manage contracts, invoicing and payments, and provide insurance while you’re working.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Apply in minutes, add your experience, references and preferred area so families can find you.

  2. 2

    Verification & checks

    Provide an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange this), references and right‑to‑work documents for approval.

  3. 3

    Choose clients & start

    Review local requests, accept the visits you want and manage bookings — profiles usually go live within days.

Common questions

Yes. Carers on PrimeCarers are self‑employed. You keep control of your rates, clients and hours while using our platform to find work and handle admin.

PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments with families. That means less paperwork for you — we process invoices and ensure funds are passed on promptly.

You need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange one), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references before your profile is approved.

You choose your availability and the clients you work with. Many carers take daytime visiting shifts around other commitments or combine visits across Elmers End and nearby areas.

Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you can start reviewing and accepting local visits soon after approval.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

Join the carers already working with families around Elmers End through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.