Overnight care roles in Millwall
Night Care Assistant Jobs in Millwall
Self-employed overnight shifts — set your own rates from £17–£19 per hour and choose the nights that suit 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
Work overnight in Millwall providing waking or sleeping-night support to people who want to stay at home. Nights can include checking service users at intervals, supporting continence, assisting with medication prompts, or being a calm presence so families can get the rest they need. You can work waking nights or sleeping nights depending on the client’s needs and your preferences. Right now, 221 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
As a self-employed carer on PrimeCarers you set your own rates and choose which clients, hours and areas you work in. Typical rates for these roles fall within £17–£19 per hour depending on experience and the level of overnight care needed. PrimeCarers brings clients to you, handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and includes insurance while you work — so you can focus on caring rather than admin.
What overnight work looks like in Millwall and nearby areas such as Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, Surrey Quays, Cubitt Town, Rotherhithe and Blackwall:
- Waking nights: regular checks, repositioning, personal care as agreed, and record-keeping.
- Sleeping nights: staying at the home to be on hand if an incident or need arises, with agreed response duties.
- Working with people who have dementia, long-term conditions or short-term needs after hospital discharge.
This role suits experienced carers who want more control than agency shifts allow — especially those based in Millwall or elsewhere in Tower Hamlets wanting to keep evening and daytime commitments. If you prefer predictable overnight work, enjoy one-to-one support and value continuity, overnight care could be a good fit.
To join you’ll need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS (PrimeCarers can help arrange one) and verifiable references. We check these before your profile goes live.
Applying takes minutes. Create a profile, upload your checks and references, and once verified your profile typically goes live within days so you can start selecting clients. You remain self-employed at all times, set your own hours, and can accept or decline any booking.
If you’re already caring in Millwall or elsewhere in Tower Hamlets and want overnight work on your terms, PrimeCarers is set up to make the switch straightforward: you keep the independence, we handle bookings, contracts and payments, and you get insurance while you work.
What carers earn around Millwall
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 1296 carers in the area
£18.80–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 1107 carers in the area
£17–£19 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2145 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Millwall
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
£61
4 nights a week, before tax
A month
£265
The same week across a calendar month, before tax
Charged for your time
£18 a night x 4
£72
£312
PrimeCarers commission
15%, VAT included
- £10.80
- £46.80
You receive
£15.30 a night
£61.20
£265.20
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 1107 carers within 30km of Millwall on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 221 hourly and night placements within 30km of Millwall are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Millwall.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
Set your own rates
You choose what to charge for overnight care and can target work in Millwall that fits your income goals. Typical rates start around £17–£19 per hour.
Choose your hours
Pick waking or sleeping nights, the days you want and the area you cover — total flexibility around your life.
Meaningful, one-to-one work
Overnight care lets you build relationships and provide continuity for clients and families in Millwall and nearby communities.
Support with admin and safety
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments, and includes insurance while you’re working.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Sign up and add your experience, checks and references — applying takes minutes.
- 2
Get verified
PrimeCarers reviews your references and DBS (we can help arrange an Enhanced DBS if needed).
- 3
Choose nights
Profiles typically go live within days. You then pick clients and shifts that suit you in Millwall, Tower Hamlets and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
Overnight care covers waking or sleeping nights spent supporting a person in their own home. Tasks vary by client and may include checks, responding to calls, supporting mobility, continence or medication prompts, and keeping records.
You remain self-employed, set your own rates, and choose which clients and hours to accept. PrimeCarers finds clients for you, manages bookings, contracts and payments, and provides insurance while you work.
You need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange one) and verifiable references. These are checked before your profile goes live.
PrimeCarers handles invoicing and payments on your behalf so you’re paid for the hours you agree with clients. You set your rates and accept the bookings you want.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification, after which you can begin selecting overnight bookings in Millwall and nearby areas.
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 Millwall through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
