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Overnight Carer Jobs in Tulse Hill
Set your own hours and rates — typical overnight pay £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
Overnight care in Tulse Hill means supporting people in their own homes through waking or sleeping nights so families can rest. These ongoing, self-employed roles suit experienced carers who want the stability of regular night work without agency rules — you choose which clients, hours and the areas you cover, and PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments with insurance included while you work.
Right now, 225 families are currently looking for care in the wider area.
Most night roles involve companionship, prompting medication, help with mobility, catheter or PEG checks (if you're trained), repositioning and basic personal care where needed. You may be asked to work waking nights (active support) or sleeping nights (on-call presence) depending on the family's needs. Every client is different; you decide which assignments fit your skills and availability in Tulse Hill and nearby areas such as Woodlands, Herne Hill, West Norwood, Brixton, Streatham and Westside.
Pay is set by you — many carers on the platform work within typical ranges. Typical rates for overnight care are £17–£19 per hour; for more detailed figures see the usual hourly and live-in guidance of £18.80–£20 per hour and £145–£160 per day. PrimeCarers is an introductions platform: we connect you with families and take care of contracts and payments, but you remain self-employed and set your own rates.
This work is a good fit if you have at least one year of professional care experience, the right to work in the UK, an Enhanced DBS (we can help arrange this) and verifiable references. We check identity, right to work and references before your profile goes live. Applying takes minutes; profiles typically go live within days of verification.
Why carers move to PrimeCarers from agencies: clearer control over your hours and clients, fewer rota surprises, and the chance to build ongoing client relationships in Lambeth and neighbouring communities. You can accept short-term nights, regular weekly nights or a mix — it’s your choice.
Ready to start? Create a profile, upload your checks and references, and tell families what you offer. PrimeCarers will market your profile to local families looking for overnight support in Tulse Hill and the surrounding area. You remain in control at every step.
How to apply: Sign up on PrimeCarers, complete the brief profile and submit your documents. It only takes a few minutes and our team will guide you through verification so your profile can go live within days.
What carers earn around Tulse Hill
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 1280 carers in the area
£18.80–£20 per hour
Overnight care
Based on 1089 carers in the area
£17–£19 per hour
Live-in care
Based on 2132 carers in the area
£145–£160 per day
What you would take home in Tulse Hill
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 1089 carers within 30km of Tulse Hill on PrimeCarers charge for this kind of work, taken from the platform when this page was last built. 225 hourly and night placements within 30km of Tulse Hill are open at the moment.
Register as a carer to set your own rate and apply for work around Tulse Hill.
Register as a carerWhy work with PrimeCarers
You set your rates
Carers are self-employed and choose their own hourly charge — many earn within £17–£19 per hour.
Flexible hours
Choose waking or sleeping nights, the hours you want and the neighbourhoods you cover.
Build relationships
Work with the same families for ongoing overnight support, giving continuity of care.
Support and protection
PrimeCarers handles contracts, invoicing and payments; insurance is included while you work.
How it works
- 1
1. Create your profile
Sign up and tell families about your overnight care experience. Applying takes minutes.
- 2
2. Verify checks
Upload an Enhanced DBS (we can help if needed), references and right-to-work documents for quick verification.
- 3
3. Choose work
Profiles go live within days. Pick the nights and clients that suit you and manage bookings directly.
Overnight care — common questions
Overnight care covers both waking nights (active support through the night) and sleeping nights (on-call presence). Tasks vary by client but commonly include companionship, medication prompting, mobility assistance, pressure-care checks and basic personal care if required.
Carers on PrimeCarers are self-employed. You set your own rates, choose clients, hours and your service area. PrimeCarers introduces you to families and manages contracts and payments.
You need at least one year of professional care experience, an Enhanced DBS (PrimeCarers can help arrange one), the right to work in the UK and verifiable references. We verify these before your profile goes live.
Applying takes minutes and profiles typically go live within days of verification. Once live, families searching in Tulse Hill, Lambeth and nearby areas may contact you directly.
Yes. PrimeCarers includes insurance while you work through the platform, and we manage invoicing and payments so you can focus on care.
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 Tulse Hill through PrimeCarers. Set your rate, choose your clients, and let us handle the admin.