For locum specialist doctors | AHPRA
Public VMO rate cards, private percentage-of-billings, and on-call cover tracked on one diary, with fellowship and craft-group detail your clinic billing demands.
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Profession working set
AusDoc pegged psychiatry at $294/hr average and gastroenterology at $128/hr in the same survey. Sessional benchmarks your rate against your craft group, not the lumped specialist average, so you can tell whether a rate card is low for anyone or low for you.
State-health day rates and private percentage-of-billings sit side by side. Procedural item billing logged separately against the day rate. On-call intensity recorded so you see actual hourly realisation on the roster.
Every public hospital credentialing pack (CV, references, scope of practice, vaccination evidence, criminal-history check) has an expiry. Expect 4 to 8 weeks on a new LHD. Sessional reminds you before the next renewal, not after.
FRACP, FRACS, FANZCA, FRANZCR, FRANZCP, FACEM, FRCPA, RACMA all modelled. 19AB restrictions for IMGs and end dates tracked. Per-location Medicare provider numbers tagged to each workplace so rebates reconcile.
Most high-earning specialists use Pty Ltd or service trust structures. Sessional models income tax, Medicare levy, super concessional cap, and GST across all three so you can compare what actually hits the bank.
01 | State by state
AUAHPRA is national. Secondary credentials are not.Public hospital credentialing is per LHD and not reciprocal between states. Expedited specialist registration (Oct 2024 for GPs, Dec 2024 for anaesthetics, O&G, and psychiatry) signals acute shortages and changes where rate premiums sit. 19AB and 19AA restrictions apply to IMG specialists against specific Distribution Priority Areas. Sessional tags your workplaces by state so the credential set each site expects is visible against that workplace.
02 | Current market
04Verified market figures$2,500 to $3,050 metro (NSW cap), $3,000 to $4,000 rural
$2,500 to $3,500 metro, $3,000 to $4,000 rural
$2,000 to $3,500
Lowest at $128/hr (AusDoc 2025)
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, Medical 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 specialist doctors across Australia.
07 | Learn more
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