Register for care work across the UK
If you have worked in care, or you are ready to start, register with us once and we will offer you shifts or permanent jobs that fit your experience, your checks and the hours you can work.
UK law does not allow an agency to charge you a fee for finding you work. We never ask for one, and we never make you buy training or anything else as a condition of getting work.
Roles you can register for
Each role page explains the work, the qualifications services usually ask for in each nation, the checks and the shifts.
- Care assistant Personal care and everyday support in care homes, nursing homes and respite services.
- Senior care assistant Leads the care team on shift, gives medicines and keeps care plans up to date.
- Home care worker Works on runs of home visits, helping people keep living in their own homes.
- Support worker Helps people live independently in supported living, and learning disability and mental health services.
- Senior support worker Leads a support team on shift, guides colleagues and keeps support plans current.
- Registered nurse (RGN) Registered general nurses for nursing homes and care homes with nursing.
- Mental health nurse (RMN) Registered mental health nurses for nursing homes and specialist mental health services.
- Registered manager Runs a care service and is registered with the regulator as the manager responsible for it.
- Deputy manager Second in charge of a care service, leading the team when the manager is not there.
- Residential childcare worker Cares for children and young people living in children’s homes.
- Social worker Registered social workers for assessment, care planning and review in social care services.
- Housing support worker Helps people keep their tenancy and manage day to day, in supported housing or at home.
- Kitchen and domestic staff Cooks, kitchen assistants, housekeepers and laundry staff for care homes.
We never charge you for finding you work
In Great Britain, the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 stop agencies charging work-seekers for finding them work, and Northern Ireland has its own law to the same effect. GOV.UK says the same thing in its own guidance, so you never pay us for a placement or a shift.
The only exceptions are for entertainment, modelling and professional sport, so they never apply to care work. If anyone asks you for money to get you a care job, tell us, or report it to the Fair Work Agency in Great Britain or the Employment Agency Inspectorate in Northern Ireland.
How registration works
- Get in touch. Send your details with the form on this page, or phone the office. We ask about the work you have done, the roles you want and where you can travel to.
- Terms and key information. We send you our terms in writing. For temporary work you also get a key information document explaining how you will be paid and what is taken off your pay.
- Documents. You show us the documents on the list below. We check your identity and right to work, and take copies for your file.
- Interview. We talk through your experience, the people you have supported and the situations you have handled. It can be in person at our office or by video call.
- Checks. We apply for or confirm your criminal record check, contact your referees and check any professional register you are on.
- Offers of work. Once your checks are complete, we offer you shifts or jobs that match. You decide which to accept.
Documents to bring
Bring originals where you can. We copy them for your file and hand them straight back.
- Right to work
- A British or Irish passport or passport card, which can be current or expired, or a birth certificate with an official letter showing your National Insurance number. If you have an eVisa, bring a share code from your UK Visas and Immigration account. Biometric residence permits are no longer accepted.
- Identity and address
- Photo identification and two recent documents showing your current address, such as a bank statement or a council tax bill.
- National Insurance number
- A letter or document from HM Revenue and Customs or the Department for Work and Pensions that shows it.
- Criminal record check
- Your DBS certificate and Update Service details if you have them, your PVG scheme record in Scotland, or your AccessNI certificate in Northern Ireland.
- Qualifications and training
- Care certificates and diplomas, and recent training such as moving and handling, safeguarding, first aid and medication.
- Registration
- Your NMC PIN if you are a nurse, and your registration details if you are on the Social Work England, SSSC, Social Care Wales or NISCC register.
- Referees
- Names and contact details for your recent employers, including your most recent care job. They must not be relatives.
- Driving
- Your driving licence, if you want work that needs a car.
How shifts are offered
We phone, text or email you with the service, the address, the shift times, the rate of pay and who to report to. You say yes or no. Saying no to a shift does not count against you.
For a block booking or a permanent job we tell you more about the service and the people you would support, and we can set up a visit before you start. After each shift you get your timesheet signed by the service, and we pay you for the hours on it.
- Early to or
- Late to
- Long day to
- Waking night or to or
- Sleep-in to A worker sleeps at the service and gets up if someone needs help. The service sets the hours and says what happens if the night is disturbed.
How your pay is set
Your hourly rate depends on the role, the service, the area and the shift, and we tell you the rate before you accept any work. It can never be below the legal minimum: from 1 April 2026 the National Living Wage for workers aged 21 and over is £12.71 an hour, according to GOV.UK.
On a sleep-in, the minimum wage applies to the time you are awake and working, and to the whole shift if the service does not give you somewhere suitable to sleep. In home care, travelling between visits counts as working time for the minimum wage.
You also build up paid holiday, and if you are eligible we enrol you in a workplace pension. After 12 weeks in the same job with the same service, you are entitled to the same pay, working time, rest breaks and annual leave as if the service had employed you directly.
Register now
Send us your details and we will call you to talk about the work you want. If you prefer to talk first, phone the office during office hours.
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Questions care workers ask us
Can I work through other agencies as well?
Yes. You are free to take shifts through other agencies or a job directly with a service. Let us know when your availability changes so we only offer you work you can do.
My DBS certificate is on the Update Service. Do I need a new one?
Often not. With your permission we can check the certificate’s status online, and if it is the right type and level for the work, we can use it. We tell you before you apply for anything new.
I’ve never worked in care. Can I still register?
Yes, for some roles. Many services take on new care assistants and train them, and kitchen and domestic roles can be a good start. We will be honest about which services are right for someone new.
Can I choose only night shifts?
Yes. Tell us the shifts and days you can work, and we only offer you those. If that changes, let us know.
I trained as a nurse overseas. Can you help?
We can place nurses who hold current NMC registration and the right to work in the UK. If you are still working towards NMC registration, we can talk about care assistant roles in the meantime.