Getting started
Shifts and bookings
Invoicing and getting paid
Tax, GST and super
AHPRA and compliance
Account and settings
Free tools
Rate benchmarks
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Step-by-step guides for every feature in Sessional, written for Australian healthcare locums. Pick a topic below, search from the sidebar, or ask Sandy a plain-English question about your own work.
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Getting started
4Set up your account, build your profile, and meet Sandy.
Shifts and bookings
9Track every shift, handle requests, and keep your calendar in sync.
Invoicing and getting paid
9Raise GST-aware invoices, chase late payers, and reconcile every dollar.
Tax, GST and super
8Plan tax, track GST and BAS readiness, and stay on top of super.
AHPRA and compliance
6Keep registration, credentials, and documents current and shareable.
Account and settings
8Manage billing, notifications, referrals, and your data.
Free tools
9Quick calculators and templates you can use without signing in.
Rate benchmarks
5Indicative 2026 rate ranges by profession and state.
Become a locum
5Starter guides to going independent in your profession.
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Getting started
Set up your account, build your profile, and meet Sandy.
Account and sign-in
Create your account, verify your email, sign in with a magic link or password, and change your email or password.
Read guideYour profile
Tabbed profile editor: personal details, professional info and AHPRA number, visibility controls, billing, and account security.
Read guideDraft your summary from your CV
Upload your CV and Sessional drafts a profile summary for you to edit. The CV is saved to your documents. Summarise-only, never invents.
Read guideAI assistant (Sandy)
Ask Sandy plain-English questions about your own work: tax set-aside, what needs your attention, overdue invoices, your next shift, most profitable workplaces. General information, not regulated advice. Available on Plus.
Read guideShifts and bookings
Track every shift, handle requests, and keep your calendar in sync.
Managing shifts
Track shifts from offered through to paid. Search, filter, batch invoice, and export to CSV.
Read guideBooking requests
How workplaces send you requests and how you accept, decline, or let them expire.
Read guideMessaging a workplace
Message a workplace about a booking on-platform. They reply with no account; the conversation stays tied to the booking.
Read guideBooking schedules
Bundle the shifts you have agreed with a workplace into one schedule, send a PDF plus a no-account link to acknowledge the terms, and withdraw the link if it goes astray.
Read guideAvailability calendar
Full-day and half-day availability, block-out date ranges, and auto-booking from confirmed shifts.
Read guideCalendar sync
Export confirmed shifts to Google Calendar, Outlook, or Apple Calendar via an iCal feed.
Read guideCancellation protection
Set notice periods, generate cancellation-fee invoices, apply profession-specific default terms, and waive fees.
Read guideLocum directory
How workplaces find you by postcode, specialty, or name. Pagination, radius search, and visibility controls.
Read guideWorkplaces and organisations
Save the workplaces you work with. Contact details, auto-fill for bookings and invoices, and notes.
Read guideInvoicing and getting paid
Raise GST-aware invoices, chase late payers, and reconcile every dollar.
Invoicing
Generate GST-aware PDF invoices in AUD, batch multiple shifts, send to workplaces by email, and void and regenerate.
Read guideWorkplace signed links
30-day signed URLs on every invoice and booking email. Workplaces mark paid, raise disputes, or view detail without creating an account.
Read guideAuto-chasers
Unpaid invoices chase themselves at day 14, 21, and 28 past due, with the original PDF attached. How to tune or turn off.
Read guideShift pay-check
Mark every bank, agency, or PAYG shift as paid correctly, paid short, or not paid yet. Cross-employer reconciliation no single payslip portal gives you.
Read guideMedicare direct billing
How bulk-billing and direct-billing arrangements flow through your shift income and the invoices you raise.
Read guideAgency vs direct billing
The trade-offs between agency placement and billing a workplace direct, and the different tax and super treatment that follows each.
Read guideAgency and PAYG tracking
How to log shifts when you work through an agency or as PAYG, the three billing modes, and how the tax reserve handles each.
Read guideTripled bulk-billing incentive
What the tripled bulk-billing incentive means for GP income and the patients it applies to, and how it shows up in your earnings.
Read guideThomas and Naaz: payroll tax
How the Thomas and Naaz decision affects payroll tax on contractor GP service-fee arrangements, and what it means for your engagements.
Read guideTax, GST and super
Plan tax, track GST and BAS readiness, and stay on top of super.
Tax planning
Model income tax, the 2% Medicare levy, GST, and super reserves for sole traders, Pty Ltd companies, and trusts.
Read guideExpenses and cents-per-km
Log expenses across profession-aware categories, ATO cents-per-km motor expenses, receipt uploads, and CSV export.
Read guideEarnings forecast
Forward financial-year projection with a recommended tax reserve, scoped per employment bucket, with date-range filters and CSV export.
Read guideBAS readiness
When GST registration is required at $75,000 turnover, how the 10% GST applies, and how BAS readiness is worked out each quarter.
Read guideSuper guarantee
Track super at the 12% Super Guarantee rate for 2025-26 and plan concessional contributions against the $30,000 cap.
Read guidePSI diagnostic
Whether your income is Personal Services Income, flagged when more than 50% comes from your personal skills and effort, and what that changes.
Read guideXero integration
Two-way sync of contacts, invoices, expenses, and payments with GST treatment to your Xero accounting organisation. Pro feature.
Read guideAdvanced reporting
Income trends, expense breakdown, workplace analysis, and financial-year summaries with visual charts. Pro feature.
Read guideAHPRA and compliance
Keep registration, credentials, and documents current and shareable.
AHPRA registration and CPD
Track your AHPRA registration renewal date, CPD, and recency of practice for your National Board, with reminders before you lapse.
Read guideState credentials
Working With Children checks, Schedule 8 authorities, pharmacist vaccination scope, radiation licences, and WorkCover, tracked by state.
Read guideDocument store
Upload police check, indemnity, AHPRA registration, and training documents. Expiry tracking and secure encrypted storage.
Read guideCompliance passport
Bundle your documents into one link a workplace opens with no account. You choose what to share; Sessional does not verify documents.
Read guideRural incentives and MMM
How Modified Monash Model 1 to 7 classification drives eligibility for rural workforce incentives and loadings.
Read guideNDIS price guide
How NDIS price-guide limits apply to allied-health locum work and how to keep your rates within them.
Read guideAccount and settings
Manage billing, notifications, referrals, and your data.
Billing and subscription
Free, Plus, and Pro plans in AUD. Promo codes, annual billing, pausing, and cancellation.
Read guideComplimentary and trial access
How invited trial and complimentary Plus access works, when it ends, and what happens to your data afterwards.
Read guideReferrals
Refer colleagues, share your code, and track rewards.
Read guideNotification preferences
Manage email notifications for bookings, invoices, document expiry, super deadlines, payments, and security.
Read guideNotification inbox
Operational events from workplaces and the system: paid claims, disputes, booking changes, cancellations, payments. Separate from email preferences.
Read guideSupport tickets
Create and track support tickets, response times, email notifications, and tips for getting help. Pro feature.
Read guideREST API
Access your data programmatically with API keys, Bearer authentication, rate limits, and interactive docs. Pro feature.
Read guideData export and privacy
Download your data, understand your rights under the Australian Privacy Principles, and how we protect your information.
Read guideFree tools
Quick calculators and templates you can use without signing in.
Locum tax calculator
Estimate contractor take-home for 2025-26. Covers income tax, the Medicare levy, and super-contribution planning.
Read guideATO cents-per-km calculator
Work out a motor-vehicle deduction at 88c per km for 2024-25 and 2025-26, capped at 5,000 business km per car.
Read guideBAS estimator
Estimate the GST you would report on a quarterly BAS from your income and expenses.
Read guideSuper contribution planner
Plan concessional super contributions against the $30,000 cap and see the tax effect.
Read guidePSI self-assessment
Run the Personal Services Income tests to see whether the PSI rules apply to your income.
Read guideMMM rural lookup
Look up the Modified Monash Model classification for a location to check rural incentive eligibility.
Read guideAgency super check
Check whether an agency owes you Super Guarantee on your placements.
Read guideAHPRA renewal reminder
Set a reminder for your AHPRA registration renewal date so it never lapses.
Read guideFree invoice template
Generate a professional locum invoice PDF in seconds. No account needed.
Read guideRate benchmarks
Indicative 2026 rate ranges by profession and state.
Locum GP rates Australia 2026
Indicative session-rate ranges, drivers of variance, and a state-level grid for every major Australian market.
Read guideLocum pharmacist rates Australia 2026
Hourly rate ranges by sector: community pharmacy and hospital roles.
Read guideAgency nurse rates Australia 2026
Rate ranges and penalty-rate uplifts for nights, weekends, and public holidays.
Read guideLocum paramedic rates Australia 2026
Public-hospital bank, event medicine, and urgent-care rate ranges.
Read guideLocum physio rates Australia 2026
Private clinic and public agency ranges by specialty and state.
Read guideBecome a locum
Starter guides to going independent in your profession.
Become a locum GP
Step-by-step: AHPRA registration and Medicare provider numbers, indemnity, sole trader vs Pty Ltd, rate-setting, and super.
Read guideBecome a locum pharmacist
AHPRA registration, work mix across community and hospital, rate-setting, and contractor admin.
Read guideBecome an agency nurse
AHPRA registration and CPD, bank vs agency, rate guidance, and compliance.
Read guideBecome a locum paramedic
AHPRA registration, driving categories, event medicine, and urgent care.
Read guideBecome a locum physiotherapist
AHPRA registration, private clinic vs public, rate-setting, and contractor basics.
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