Locum nurses & midwives in Victoria.

Typical nurses & midwives rates in VIC run from $50 to $160 per hour. Metro rates in VIC sit in the upper band because demand is deep; after-hours and weekend loading stack on top. Sessional compares your per-shift yield across agencies and direct workplaces so under-priced contracts surface fast.

AHPRA registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia is the national base. In VIC that sits alongside a Working with Children Check from the Service Victoria (paid $139.20, valid 5 years) when your role involves children. WorkSafe Victoria covers workers compensation; confirm contractor cover rules before your first shift. Sessional tracks every credential expiry in one vault.

No. The Victorian GP exemption (from 1 July 2025) is limited to GP wages for fully-funded items. Nurses & midwives remain exposed to the relevant-contract test (harmonised Revenue Ruling PTA-041). Sessional classifies your workplaces by exposure severity and surfaces the service-fee implication per engagement, so negotiations are based on the live rule, not last year's position.

Sessional applies the Nurses Award 2020 penalty structure (weekend, night, public holiday, overtime) to every shift based on the start and end times you enter. VIC public holidays are pre-loaded. When an agency statement lands, Sessional reconciles the expected penalty-loaded amount against what was actually paid and flags under-payment within 48 hours of the shift date.