For locum occupational therapists | AHPRA
NDIS sub-provider splits hide half your take-home. Sessional tracks gross bill against net retention so the next provider agreement is one you can actually price.
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Profession working set
NDIS registered providers invoice the 2026-27 cap of $193.99/hr. Most contractor OTs retain 50 to 70% of that after provider overhead. Sessional logs gross bill and net retention separately so you can see whether the next provider agreement actually pays you more.
NDIS travel is billable at 50% of rate. One-way time cap: 30 min in MMM 1 to 3, 60 min in MMM 4 to 5. Sessional applies the cap against each workplace postcode automatically. Rural and outer-metro OTs hit this the hardest; Sessional surfaces when an NDIS shift is not actually paying for the travel.
Aged-care home-modification assessments and SEN capacity assessments are priced per report ($900 to $2,200), not per hour. Sessional lets you log fixed-fee work separately so you can see hourly realisation across report work and clinic contact hours.
OT has no formal AHPRA endorsement system. Driving assessment (state road-authority accreditation), hand therapy (AHTA), mental health (OTA-accredited), and paediatric work are all practice-based. Sessional stores your accreditations against your profile so workplaces that require them can verify.
Most OTs tip over the $75k GST threshold within a year. Sessional flags the registration deadline, handles GST on NDIS invoices correctly, and warns where a provider agreement looks PSI-triggered under ATO rules.
01 | State by state
AUAHPRA is national. Secondary credentials are not.OT has no AHPRA-level endorsement, but driving-assessment accreditation is administered by state road authorities (VicRoads, Transport for NSW, TMR, etc.) and is not reciprocal. WorkCover accreditation follows the same split as physio (VIC TAC, NSW icare, QLD WorkCover, SA RTWSA, WA WorkCover). WWCC labels vary per state for paediatric NDIS work. Sessional uses your current state to apply the correct labels to document reminders.
02 | Current market
04Verified market figuresAround 30,000+ (171% growth past decade)
$193.99/hr (60 to 70% of OTs have NDIS caseload)
$150 to $220/hr invoiced, clinician retains $90 to $130
50% rate, 30 min MM1-3, 60 min MM4-5
03 | Inventory
Profession-aware fields from day one, plus the bodies and channels that shape this cohort.
04 | FAQs
Sessional Australia offers three tiers (AUD). Free ($0) covers shift tracking, a public profile, and basic invoicing. Plus early access is $19.99/month until 1 January 2027, then $29.99/month for new subscriptions. Continuously subscribed early-access members keep their rate. Pro ($39.99/month) adds API access, Xero sync, and advanced reporting. No commission on any plan.
Every shift with date, rate type (hourly, daily, per-shift, 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.
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.
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, Occupational Therapy Board of Australia registration at a glance.
Yes. Each shift is logged with a rate type: hourly, daily, per-shift, 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.
05 | Plans in AUD
$0forever
Shift diary, public profile, and basic invoicing.
$19.99/month early access
Early access until 1 January 2027, then $29.99/month for new subscriptions. Continuously subscribed early-access members keep their rate. Unlimited shifts, invoicing, expenses, documents, and ATO tax planning.
$39.99/month
Everything in Plus plus API access, Xero sync, and advanced reporting.
06 | City guides
City-level guides for locum occupational therapists across Australia.
07 | Learn more
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