Launched in September, Click Shifts, part of the Flourish brand from Merseyside-based The Progress Group, connects care clients to local, experienced, and vetted carers who can cover shifts at short notice, reducing the need to rely on agencies and avoiding additional fees.

Click Shifts does not take a cut from what the carer is paid by the client ensuring care workers receive the full amount for the hours they work.

Carers can set their availability, and both carers and care clients can rate each other, ensuring transparency and accountability on both sides.

Once vetted, care workers can ‘go live' and start benefiting from the platform when they set their availability and hourly wage.

Those using the platform are currently earning an average of £14.38 an hour – well above the national hourly average, which according to Skills For Care data was just over £11 in 2024.

Flourish officials also confirmed 26 companies within the care sector had also been approved and signed up to the innovative platform.

Phil Hitchcox, Flourish's strategic development director, said: ‘The latest statistics show there were 131,000 vacant posts in 2024, and we will continue to play an active role in addressing this situation by removing barriers and helping the profession be an attractive choice.'

To register with Click Shifts care workers need to have a cleared DBS check, hold up-to-date training certificates, and provide two references.