Safe staffing and continuity of care, whatever your demand looks like.
Healthcare Australia gives hospitals, aged care, disability, community and government providers access to one of Australia’s largest networks of credentialled healthcare professionals. We fill shifts, contracts and surge requirements quickly and compliantly, so your teams can stay focused on care.
People employed in health care and social assistance, Australia’s largest industry. Demand for skilled staff keeps rising.
Registered health practitioners at 30 June 2025. The workforce is growing, but shortages persist across key professions.
Full-time equivalent nurses projected to be undersupplied by 2035, across acute, primary, aged and mental health care.
Professional occupations remain in national shortage, with health among the most affected.
No two organisations face the same workforce pressures. We start with your service model, rosters and risk profile, then design an engagement that fits, from a single shift to a national program. Whether you need to cover unplanned leave, secure hard-to-find specialists or run a consistent workforce model across multiple sites, you get agreed service levels and a single point of accountability.
Shift-by-shift cover for planned and unplanned absences
Fixed-term clinicians for leave, vacancies or projects, from weeks to months
End-to-end hiring for specialist and hard-to-fill roles, including international candidates
Rapid mobilisation for seasonal peaks, outbreaks and service openings
Clinicians experienced in rural and remote settings, with travel and accommodation coordinated
Data-led advice on demand, skill mix and contingent labour spend
One agreement, consistent standards and consolidated reporting across every site
Before we advertise, we go to our established network of more than 120,000 healthcare professionals. Your shortlist is drawn from people already known to us, many of them screened and credentialled, rather than starting from scratch.
When a requirement calls for wider reach, we add targeted sourcing, referrals, digital attraction campaigns and specialist recruiters, giving you depth without adding to your internal recruitment workload.
For more than 50 years, Healthcare Australia has worked alongside the organisations that deliver care across the country. We know that every setting operates differently, with its own clinical requirements, regulatory obligations, funding models and workforce pressures. Our specialist teams bring that knowledge to every engagement, whether you need to cover a critical shift, build a permanent team, upskill your staff or plan your future workforce. From metropolitan health services to remote communities, we shape our solutions around the setting you operate in.
Qualified clinicians and support staff who help public health services maintain safe staffing, manage demand and keep wards and departments running.
Flexible and permanent workforce solutions that help private hospitals and day surgeries meet patient volumes, theatre schedules and quality standards.
Nurses and care workers who help residential aged care providers deliver person-centred care and meet their care minute and registered nurse obligations.
Skilled nurses and care workers who support older Australians and people with care needs to live safely and independently at home.
Disability support workers and allied health professionals who help NDIS providers deliver safe, high-quality supports.
Healthcare professionals for community health centres, outreach programs and primary care services that keep people well in their communities.
Compliant, scalable workforce solutions for federal, state and local government health programs and services.
Mental health nurses, allied health professionals and support workers for inpatient, community and crisis services.
Health professionals and services that support employee wellbeing, workplace health and injury management for Australian businesses.
Workforce solutions that help not-for-profit providers deliver on their mission and make every dollar count.
Culturally safe workforce solutions for Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations and the communities they serve.
Targeted recruitment, relocation support and travel workforces that bring essential care to regional and remote communities.
Our workforce technology shows you who is working, where, and whether they are compliant, with reporting that helps you manage demand and spend.
Our technology supports:
So you can be confident the right professionals are available, when and where they’re needed.
Whether you need one clinician this week, surge support for the season ahead or a national contingent workforce program, our partnerships team will work with you to design the right solution. Healthcare Australia is where care begins.
Healthcare Australia acknowledges and pays respect to the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and work across Australia; we pay our respects to the elders, past, present and emerging. We encourage our staff and clients to join us wherever they are in Australia by being informed about whose land they are on and paying their respects.