Self-employed overnight roles
Overnight Carer Jobs in Inverness
Waking or sleeping nights — set your own rate (typical range: £17–£19 per hour)
- 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
Work as an overnight carer supporting people in their own homes across Inverness and the Highlands. You could be providing waking nights, sleeping nights or a mix — helping families sleep easy while you provide skilled, respectful care. Right now, 3 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
Overnight care on PrimeCarers suits experienced carers who value control over their work. You’ll be self-employed, choose the clients you work with, and set your own hours and service area around Inverness and nearby communities such as Fortrose, Dingwall, Invergordon, Alness, Nairn and Cromarty. Typical roles on the platform fall into a range of £17–£19 per hour depending on the client’s needs and the level of support required.
The work itself is varied: reassurance and companionship, monitoring health and mobility, personal care when needed, medication prompts, and clear record-keeping for families. Many overnight shifts are low-activity but require reliability, good observation and the confidence to respond if a situation changes. This role is ideal if you prefer nights, want to reduce daytime commitments, or are ready to move away from agency rota pressures in Inverness while keeping your professional standards.
PrimeCarers helps you find families and takes care of contracts, invoicing and payments so you can focus on care. Insurance is included while you are working via the platform. To join you need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange this), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. We also expect a respectful, person-centred approach and clarity about your availability across Inverness and the surrounding area, including Fortrose, Dingwall, Invergordon, Alness, Nairn and Cromarty.
Setting up is quick: an application takes minutes and most profiles go live within days of verification. Once active you can review client requests, agree hours that suit you and manage your own diary. Because you’re self-employed you decide which shifts to accept and negotiate your rate directly with families through the platform.
If you’re an experienced carer looking for steady overnight work with more autonomy and fewer agency constraints, PrimeCarers makes the move straightforward and supported. Create your profile, upload your documents and start reviewing local night-care opportunities in Inverness within days.
What carers earn around Inverness
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 6 carers in the area
£19–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 6 carers in the area
£17–£19 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 92 carers in the area
£145–£165 per day
What you would take home in Inverness
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 6 carers within 30km of Inverness on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 3 hourly and night placements within 30km of Inverness are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Inverness.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your own rate
You’re self-employed and choose what to charge — typical roles range £17–£19 per hour.
Flexible hours
Pick the night shifts that fit your life. Choose waking or sleeping nights and manage your diary.
Meaningful overnight support
Provide calm, consistent care that lets families rest and clients remain at home.
Support and protection
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments — insurance is included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Apply online in minutes and tell families about your overnight care experience and availability.
- 2
Verify documents
Provide ID, references and an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange this) so your profile can go live.
- 3
Choose shifts and start
Review client requests, agree hours and begin overnight work — PrimeCarers manages contracts and payments.
Common questions
Overnight care covers waking nights (active support during the night) and sleeping nights (sleeping shifts with responsibility for monitoring and responding). The exact duties are agreed with each family, so you’ll know the expectations before you accept a shift.
You need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS (PrimeCarers can help arrange), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. We check documents thoroughly before profiles go live.
No. Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed: you set your own rates, choose clients and manage hours. The platform connects you with families and handles contracts and payments.
PrimeCarers handles client introductions, contracts, invoicing and payments. Insurance is included while you’re working via the platform, and we can advise on DBS and documentation to get you started.
Applying takes only minutes and, once your documents are verified, profiles typically go live within days — so you can start reviewing overnight opportunities locally soon after signing up.
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 Inverness through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
