Self-employed overnight care

Overnight Carer Jobs in Ratcliff

Waking or sleeping nights — set your own rates and hours, typical roles around £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
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Registering takes a few minutes · How soon you start depends mostly on your DBS check

Description

Looking for overnight care work in Ratcliff that fits around your life? PrimeCarers connects self-employed carers with families who need waking or sleeping nights in their own homes across Ratcliff and nearby areas. You choose the clients you accept, the hours you work and the area you cover, while we take care of contracts, invoicing, payments and provide insurance while you’re working. Right now, 226 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.

Overnight roles typically involve supporting adults through the night — providing personal care, administering medication, supporting mobility, observing health and ensuring safety so families can rest. Some nights are waking nights (active support through the shift) and others are sleeping nights (on-site supervision with rest periods). Shifts vary and you decide which you’ll accept.

This kind of work suits experienced, compassionate carers who prefer continuity and quieter shifts. If you’re currently in agency work and want more control over the clients you support, the hours you pick and the pay you set, PrimeCarers is built for that. Typical rates for overnight care fall around £17–£19 per hour, and because you’re self-employed you set the exact rate for each client you accept.

Requirements to join are straightforward and clear:

  • At least 1 year of professional care experience.
  • An Enhanced DBS check (we can help arrange this).
  • The right to work in the UK.
  • Verifiable references from recent care roles.

PrimeCarers handles the admin you don’t want: we match you with local families across Ratcliff, Stepney, Wapping, Limehouse, Whitechapel and Mile End (Limehouse, Stepney, Shadwell, Wapping, Whitechapel and Mile End), manage the contract and invoicing and make sure payments reach you. Insurance is included while you’re working on a PrimeCarers booking. Applying takes minutes; profiles typically go live within days of verification.

How to apply: create your profile, add your experience and references, tell us the kind of night work you want and the areas you cover. You remain self-employed, you pick which requests to accept, and you communicate directly with families once a match is made. If you’d like help with DBS or want advice on setting rates, our team in Tower Hamlets can guide you through the steps.

We’re advertising ongoing self-employed opportunities in Ratcliff — not a single role — so if you want reliable overnight shifts and greater control over your work, get started today.

What carers earn around Ratcliff

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 1298 carers in the area

£18.80–£20 per hour

Overnight care

Based on 1110 carers in the area

£17–£19 per hour

Live-in care

Based on 2139 carers in the area

£145–£160 per day

What you would take home in Ratcliff

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

The arithmeticA weekA month

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 1110 carers within 30km of Ratcliff on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 226 hourly and night placements within 30km of Ratcliff are open at the moment.

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

Register as a carer

Why carers choose PrimeCarers

Set your rates

You are self-employed and set your own pay per client — typical roles fall within £17–£19 per hour.

Choose your hours

Accept the nights that suit you: waking or sleeping shifts, short or long runs.

Direct client relationships

Work directly with families for continuity of care and clearer communication.

Admin and insurance taken care of

We handle contracts, invoicing and payments, with insurance included while you work.

How it works

  1. 1

    Create your profile

    Sign up, add experience, references and the nights you’re available — it only takes minutes.

  2. 2

    Get verified

    We check your references and DBS (we can help arrange an Enhanced DBS) and typically go live within days.

  3. 3

    Choose shifts

    Review opportunities in Ratcliff and nearby areas, agree terms directly with families and start work.

Frequently asked questions

No. Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed. You set your own rates, choose clients and manage your availability.

You need at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, verifiable references and an Enhanced DBS check. We can assist with arranging a DBS if needed.

PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments for bookings. Insurance is included while you are working on a PrimeCarers booking.

Applying takes minutes and, after verification, profiles typically go live within days. Once live you can start accepting overnight requests in Ratcliff and across Tower Hamlets.

Ready to start earning on your own terms?

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