Disability and aged care
Hiring nurses in Perth
A nursing agency supplies enrolled and registered nurses to hospitals, aged care and community providers. The registration that matters is AHPRA, which is confirmable against a public register rather than taken on trust. Ready & Cleared checks it there, tracks renewal dates, and charges a flat $3,900 per permanent placement.
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Key facts
- AHPRA is 1 of the few care credentials confirmable against a public register
- A flat $3,900 per permanent placement, published
- Availability reconfirmed every 14 days and lapsing after 28
- Pool access is $390 a month with unlimited introductions
- Enrolled and registered nurse are 2 registrations, renewed separately
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
Exactly what each of those words means, including the ones we cannot verify.
Roles this covers
- Enrolled nurses
- Registered nurses (aged care)
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
Do you verify AHPRA registration?
Yes. AHPRA is one of the few credentials in this sector with a public register, which means it can be confirmed rather than believed. The record shows the date we checked it.
What does a nursing agency cost?
Permanent placement across Australian agencies runs 12 to 18 per cent of first-year salary. Ready & Cleared charges a flat $3,900 permanent or $1,900 for a casual pool placement, both published.
Can you cover shifts at short notice?
We do not publish a fill time, because we have not run the volume to have an honest one. What we can say is that availability is reconfirmed fortnightly, so the pool is not a list of people who were looking last year.
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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