Self-employed night carers wanted

Overnight Carer Jobs in Kirkham

Set your own rates from £17–£18 per hour — choose nights, clients and hours.

  • Set your own rates — 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 · Most carers are live within days

Description

If you have experience supporting people through the night and want to work on your own terms, these overnight carer roles in Kirkham let you do just that. You’ll provide waking or sleeping nights in a client’s own home so families can rest, delivering care with dignity, patience and good judgement. Right now, 10 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

Overnight work suits experienced carers who prefer quieter, focused shifts and who value continuity of care. Typical duties include monitoring wellbeing, supporting comfort and mobility, following a written care plan and offering reassurance or companionship through the night. You may cover waking nights where you’re actively supporting the person, or sleeping nights when you’re present and available. Work is based in private homes across Kirkham and surrounding areas in Lancashire.

As a self-employed carer on PrimeCarers you choose your clients, hours and service area, and you set your own rates. Many carers set rates within £17–£18 per hour depending on experience and the level of night support required. For reference, typical hourly-care ranges are £18.80–£21 per hour and live-in day work is typically within £145–£160 per day. PrimeCarers introduces you to families, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and includes insurance while you work, so you can focus on care.

These ongoing self-employed opportunities are ideal if you’re thinking of moving away from agency rotas. If you’ve worked in care for at least a year, have the right to work in the UK and can provide verifiable references, you’re eligible to apply. You’ll also need an Enhanced DBS check; if you don’t have one yet, PrimeCarers can help arrange it. We’ll ask to see ID and references as part of a simple verification process.

Many carers who join work locally around Kirkham and travel into nearby towns such as Wesham, Medlar with Wesham, Penwortham, Poulton le Fylde, Broughton and Lytham St Annes. You decide how far you’re willing to travel and which nights you accept. Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you could be matched to local families quickly.

We’re looking for dependable, respectful professionals who want steady overnight work on their own terms in Kirkham and across Lancashire. If you prefer meaningful night shifts, control over your working pattern and straightforward admin support, this could be the right step for you.

What carers earn around Kirkham

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 51 carers in the area

£18.80–£21 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 42 carers in the area

£17–£18 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 1226 carers in the area

£145–£160 per day

Why join PrimeCarers for overnight care in Kirkham?

Set your own rates

You’re self-employed and set your own fees — many carers choose rates within £17–£18 per hour based on experience and shift type.

Choose your hours

Accept only the nights you want, choose clients and decide how far around Kirkham you’ll travel.

Meaningful overnight support

Provide continuity and calm through the night, helping families rest while delivering dignified care to clients.

Admin and protection handled

PrimeCarers finds clients, manages contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Apply in minutes, describe your overnight experience and set the nights you want to work.

  2. 2

    Verify and complete checks

    Provide ID, references and an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange this if needed).

  3. 3

    Choose clients and start

    Profiles typically go live within days; pick the night shifts that suit you and begin supporting local families.

Frequently asked questions

Overnight carers support people in their own homes during the night. Tasks vary by client but commonly include monitoring wellbeing, supporting comfort and mobility, following an agreed care plan and providing reassurance or companionship.

As a self-employed carer you set your own rates and choose which nights to accept. PrimeCarers handles client introductions, contracts, invoicing and payments so you receive payment for the shifts you complete.

To join you need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, verifiable references and an Enhanced DBS check. PrimeCarers can help arrange a DBS if you need one.

Yes. PrimeCarers includes insurance while you’re working on assignments found through the platform.

Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, so you can be matched to local families in and around Kirkham quickly.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

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