Locum nurses & midwives, sorted.
Every penalty on every shift, loading on loading, night after night. Sessional turns base-rate plus weekend plus night plus remote into one honest total.
Nurses & midwives in Australia, 2025 to 2026
The market you actually work in
Verified figures for locum nurses & midwives, so you can sense-check a rate card before you sign it.
- 523,845 (the largest AHPRA cohort)
- AU nurses and midwives on the register
- $45 to $75/hr; specialised $55 to $90/hr
- Agency RN base
- $90 to $140/hr
- Loaded nights/weekends/remote
- $100 to $160/hr (anecdotal; MBS reforms Nov 2024)
- Nurse Practitioner
How Sessional helps
Built for how locum nurses & midwives actually work
The admin, compliance, and earnings platform for AHPRA-registered locums and independent contractors. Every agency, every direct clinic, every public pool, source-agnostic.
Nurses Award 2020 penalties handled
Saturday +50%, Sunday +75%, public holiday +150%, night shift +15%. Sessional applies the correct loading against the right fraction of the shift and surfaces the total. If an agency has absorbed penalties into a flat hourly, the implied base rate is visible so you can sense-check.
NP scope, MBS, and S8 authority tracked
MBS Nurse Practitioner reforms (Nov 2024) removed the collaborative-agreement requirement federally, but state S8 prescribing rules still vary. Sessional tracks your NP formulary, state S8 authority, and MBS provider number against your profile.
Remote packages priced whole-of-package
CQ Nurse and similar publish remote rates $70 to $120/hr with travel, accommodation, and vehicle on top. Sessional separates base, loading, travel allowance, and accommodation so you can compare against a loaded-up metro weekend and see what actually hits the bank.
WWCC and state paediatric checks
WWCC is 8 different schemes. NSW, VIC, SA use WWCC; QLD issues the Blue Card; WA issues a WWC Card; TAS and ACT use WWVP; NT uses the Ochre Card. Sessional uses the correct label for your current state and reminds you before each one expires.
Aged-care casual pools and app platforms
uPaged, Lantern, and ShiftMatch shifts reconciled next to state-health bank and agency RN. One income, one tax reserve, one super tracker. GST threshold at $75k flagged automatically if you are contracting instead of being paid through payroll.
State by state
AHPRA is national. Your secondary credentials are not.
S8 prescribing authority for Nurse Practitioners is state-regulated, not national. NP formulary and scope can differ between NSW, VIC, and QLD even when MBS items are identical. WWCC schemes have 8 separate names and no reciprocity. Aged-care community nursing and school nursing generally require the paediatric check in that state. Sessional stores your current state against your profile and surfaces the label and scope accordingly.
AHPRA verified
Your AHPRA number on your profile
Your AHPRA number appears on every invoice you generate and on your public profile. Workplaces verify your AHPRA, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia registration at a glance. No back-and-forth emails, no chasing paperwork.
Sessional Australia is source-agnostic. Track every channel in one place.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
How much does Sessional Australia cost for locum nurses & midwives?
Sessional Australia offers three tiers (AUD). Free ($0) covers shift tracking, a public profile, and basic invoicing. Plus ($29.99/month) adds unlimited shifts, invoicing, expenses, documents, and tax planning. Pro ($39.99/month) adds API access, Xero sync, and advanced reporting. No commission on any plan.
What does Sessional Australia track for nurses & midwives?
Every shift with date, rate type (hourly, daily, per-session, or percentage of billings), and workplace. Invoices, expenses with ATO cents-per-km, professional documents including your AHPRA registration, and tax planning for sole trader, Pty Ltd, or Trust structures. All income streams (agency, direct, public, NDIS) in one place.
Is Sessional Australia a locum marketplace?
No. Sessional Australia is the admin, compliance, and earnings platform. We do not compete as a marketplace and we do not take a commission on your work. Keep using Wavelength, Medrecruit, Ochre, HealthCare Australia, direct clinic relationships, and any other source that works for you. Sessional unifies the admin side across all of them.
Does Sessional Australia work with AHPRA registration?
Yes. Sessional Australia understands AHPRA registration and your AHPRA number. It appears on every invoice you generate and on your public profile, so workplaces can verify your AHPRA, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia registration at a glance.
Does Sessional Australia handle percentage-of-billings arrangements?
Yes. Each shift is logged with a rate type: hourly, daily, per-session, or percentage of billings. Percentage-of-billings shifts skip the invoice step because the workplace bills Medicare or the patient and pays you a net share. Sessional handles the split automatically on the earnings dashboard and tax planner.
Plans (AUD)
Start free. Upgrade when the admin demands it.
Free
Shift diary, public profile, and basic invoicing. Free forever.
Plus
Most popularEarly-access price for the first 3 months, then $29.99/mo. Unlimited shifts, invoicing, expenses, documents, and ATO tax planning.
Pro
Everything in Plus plus API access, Xero sync, and advanced reporting.
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