Disability and aged care
Hiring healthcare staff
A healthcare recruitment agency supplies clinical and care staff to hospitals, aged care, disability and community providers. Australian agencies charge 12 to 18 per cent of first-year salary. Ready & Cleared charges a flat $3,900 per permanent placement, publishes the figure, and tracks every clearance and its expiry for the whole pool.
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Key facts
- A flat $3,900 per permanent placement, against a market rate of $7,700 to $11,550
- Pool access is $390 a month, with unlimited introductions
- Availability reconfirmed every 14 days and lapsing after 28
- 1 pool covers nursing, aged care, disability and allied health assistance
- AHPRA registration is confirmed against a public register, 1 of the few that exist
What this costs, against what the market charges
Almost no agency publishes a placement fee. The number below is the published vendor benchmark for Australian permanent placement, and beside it is ours, which is simply the price.
| Way of buying | Typical market | Ready & Cleared |
|---|---|---|
| Permanent placement | $7,700 to $11,550 12–18% of a $64,200 salary | $3,900 flat, published |
| Casual or temp placement | An hourly margin rarely published | $1,900 flat, published |
| Ongoing access | Not usually offered fees are per placement | $390 a month unlimited introductions |
| Cost to the worker | $0 | $0 |
On the benchmark figures that is a difference of $3,800 to $7,650 on a single permanent placement. The percentage band is a vendor benchmark rather than a regulated rate, so treat it as indicative. Our own figure is not indicative; it is published and it is the price.
What a support worker has to hold
These are the credentials the roles on this page require. We hold the document, record what it says, and track the expiry. Where a public register exists we confirm against it; where one does not, we say so rather than implying a check we did not make.
- AHPRA registration public register
- National Police Certificate document held
- CPR (HLTAID009) document held
- First aid (HLTAID011) document held
- NDIS Worker Screening Check employer portal only
Exactly what each of those words means, including the ones we cannot verify.
Roles this covers
- Enrolled nurses
- Aged care workers from $36.22/hr
- Allied health assistants
- Support workers from $36.22/hr
Rates shown are the SCHADS minimum from 1 July 2026. Where no rate is shown we have not verified one.
Why the pool is not just a list
Every worker is asked every 14 days whether they are still looking, and drops out of the pool at 28 days if they do not answer. That is the whole product. A database nobody maintains is the thing you already have.
What we will never do is tell you somebody is suitable. We have not met them. You get dated facts and the documents behind them, and you make the call.
Common questions
What roles does this cover?
Enrolled and registered nurses, aged care and disability support workers, personal care assistants and allied health assistants. Everything in the care sector registry.
How is this different from a traditional healthcare agency?
Two things. The fee is a flat published number rather than a percentage you negotiate, and the worker never pays. Beyond that we do less than an agency does: we pass on dated facts and documents, and we do not assess suitability.
Wondering what everyone else charges? What recruitment agencies charge in Australia sets out the band, what it costs at each salary, and the one published figure that beats ours.
Hiring something else
Figures on this page were checked on 2026-10-25. Where a figure is a vendor benchmark rather than ours, it says so beside the number.
A flat $3,900 per placement, published, against $7,700–$11,550 at market rates.
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