Locum specialist doctors, sorted.
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.
Specialist doctors in Australia, 2025 to 2026
The market you actually work in
Verified figures for locum specialist doctors, so you can sense-check a rate card before you sign it.
- $2,500 to $3,050 metro (NSW cap), $3,000 to $4,000 rural
- Psychiatry locum
- $2,500 to $3,500 metro, $3,000 to $4,000 rural
- Anaesthetics / FACEM
- $2,000 to $3,500
- Paediatrics / O&G
- Lowest at $128/hr (AusDoc 2025)
- Gastroenterology
How Sessional helps
Built for how locum specialist doctors 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.
Craft-group aware rate tracking
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.
Public VMO and private practice reconciled
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.
Per-site credentialing tracked
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.
Fellowship, 19AB, and provider numbers
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.
Sole trader, Pty Ltd, or service trust ready
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.
State by state
AHPRA is national. Your 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.
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, Medical 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 specialist doctors?
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 specialist doctors?
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, Medical 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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