Carers & Nurses

Do's

• Negotiate hourly rate with your employer. We’ve suggested the default rates are £12 p/h for Carers and £26 p/h for Nurses. These rates are before tax. Workers and Employers can adjust the default settings as they agree, based on qualifications, experience times of work and their own requirements. For inexperienced carers we suggest an hourly rate of £10 per hour. We recommend they obtain a Care Certificate - these can be found at our online trainers page.
• You can offset many things against tax. These will reduce you tax bill significantly. And you might be legible for a tax rebate at the end of the year. You can find a list of expenses you can claim for at www.gov.uk/expenses-if-youre-self-employed
• Keep all of your receipts related to your self employed carers job, so you can claim everything you are entitled to.
• We will have links to easy to use accountancy software which makes keeping track of your receipts and expenses to offset against tax simple.
• Show your employer your training qualifications and a valid DBS Certificate.
• We also advise you to provide two easily checkable references from past employers with dates worked included in them.
• Carers and Nurses must be registered with the DBS update service. This makes it quicker and easier for employer checks.
• If carers have trouble getting their dbs signed, contact Tom on 07547 585 443.
• You need Carers or Nurses Liabilities Insurance.
• Remember to type in your postcode in the settings and how far you are prepared to travel for work
• When it says you’ve been paid, check your bank account. Allow up to 3 working days for payment to appear in your bank account.
• If you have any problem with payment, contact us and we'll look into it.
• Be aware of the standards set out by the Care Quality Comission

Don'ts

• Leave more than one review per employer. You can edit your review once. The same rules apply to the employer.