Live-in roles available
Live-in Care Assistant Jobs in Patchway
Self-employed live-in care — set your own rates, with typical roles around £145–£160 per day
- 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
PrimeCarers connects experienced self-employed carers with ongoing live-in care opportunities in Patchway and the surrounding South Gloucestershire area. Live-in care means you live with a client in their home, supporting daily routines around the clock with agreed breaks — many carers travel from across the country to take these placements. You set your own approach, rates and availability, and PrimeCarers handles client matching, contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
Right now, 111 live-in placements are currently open across the wider region.
These roles suit experienced carers who want predictable, one-to-one work without agency rotas. You’ll support things like personal care, medication prompts, meal preparation, mobility assistance and companionship, plus household tasks relevant to the client’s day-to-day needs. Live-in shifts often involve sleep-in periods and planned breaks; exact arrangements are agreed between you and each family.
Patchway placements attract carers who prefer continuity of care and the chance to build strong relationships. Many of our live-in carers travel from towns including Bradley Stoke, Filton, Woodhouse Park, Thornbury, Kingswood and Yate to take placements in Patchway and nearby towns across South Gloucestershire. This is an ongoing self-employed opportunity stream, not a one-off post — you can choose which clients and lengths of placement suit you.
Pay and flexibility: Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed and set their own rates. Typical live-in opportunities fall within £145–£160 per day depending on experience and the client’s needs. You also control which hours and service area you’ll accept; PrimeCarers makes payments straightforward and handles invoicing so you don’t have to chase fees.
Requirements to join are practical and straightforward: at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS check (PrimeCarers can help arrange one), the right to work in the UK, and verifiable references. We do check these before your profile goes live to families.
How to apply: creating a profile takes minutes. Once you submit your details and references, verification usually completes quickly and profiles typically go live within days. After that you can browse and choose live-in placements, communicate directly with families and accept work that fits your life.
If you want the continuity and rewards of live-in care without agency rotas, Patchway has steady demand and supportive families. Join PrimeCarers to keep control of your work, get help with contracts and payments, and be insured while you care.
What carers earn around Patchway
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 52 carers in the area
£19–£24 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 44 carers in the area
£17–£22.50 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2376 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Patchway
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
£956
7 days a week, before tax
A month
£4,141
The same week across a calendar month, before tax
Charged for your time
£156 a day x 7
£1,092
£4,732
PrimeCarers commission
12.5%, VAT included
- £136.50
- £591.50
You receive
£136.50 a day
£955.50
£4,140.50
Live-in placements are priced by the day and carry the lowest 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 2376 carers within 250km of Patchway on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 111 live-in placements within 250km of Patchway are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Patchway.
Register as a carerWhy carers choose PrimeCarers
You set your rates
Self-employed carers choose their hourly or live-in rates — typical ranges shown as £145–£160 per day.
Flexible live-in work
Live with a client, support daily routines and agree breaks. Choose placements and hours that suit you.
Choose your clients
Pick families, service areas and lengths of placement — many carers travel to Patchway from elsewhere.
Admin handled for you
PrimeCarers manages contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.
How it works
- 1
Create your profile
Sign up and add experience, references and right-to-work documents. It only takes minutes.
- 2
Verify & go live
We check your DBS and references (we can help arrange an Enhanced DBS). Profiles typically go live within days.
- 3
Choose placements
Browse live-in opportunities in Patchway, contact families, and accept the work that fits you.
Frequently asked questions
You need at least one year of professional care experience, verifiable references, the right to work in the UK and an Enhanced DBS check. PrimeCarers can help arrange a DBS if you don’t already have one.
Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed. That means you set your own rates, choose clients and manage your working pattern while we support matching, contracts and payments.
You set your rates and submit timesheets as agreed with each family. PrimeCarers handles invoicing and payments so you receive fees without chasing families.
Live-in care means staying in the client’s home, supporting daily routines, personal care, medication prompts and companionship. Agreed breaks and sleep-in arrangements are discussed and recorded with each family.
Applying takes minutes. After verification and reference checks your profile usually goes live within days, and you can begin browsing and accepting live-in placements in Patchway and nearby towns.
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 Patchway through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.
