Nursing Agency Software · Australia
Fill the 3am aged-care vacancy before the facility calls a rival agency.
Broadcast the open RN shift by SMS, check the AHPRA registration hasn't lapsed, clock the nurse in with GPS, and invoice the facility at its contracted rate — all before the next roster goes out. All-in-one for $0–$69/mo — replaces ShiftCare + Xero + Deputy.





The average nursing agency saves $120+/mo replacing ShiftCare + Xero + Deputy + a compliance spreadsheet with OneBookPlus — and dodges the per-nurse seat fees that punish you for growing the pool.
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8-step founder guide — AHPRA, structure, ABN/GST, PII, premises, billing rails, software stack, first patients.
Open →Operator Guide15 regulated professions, registration types, CPD, PII, recency of practice, renewal calendar.
Open →ReferenceSeven claim rails (Medicare, HICAPS, Easyclaim, DVA, WorkCover, CTP) plus MBS items and Section 19(2).
Open →ReferenceSupport categories, therapeutic item codes, travel claiming, cancellation rules, plan management.
Open →ComplianceAHPRA minimums by profession ($2M–$20M+), MDO vs commercial cover, claims-made traps, retiree run-off.
Open →InteractiveInteractive — set your fee, see Medicare rebate, gap to patient, per-service vs bulk-billed economics.
Open →Key takeaways
5Everything You Need
From shift management to AHPRA compliance, OneBookPlus replaces the spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups, and disconnected tools slowing your agency down.
Schedule nurses across hospitals, aged care homes, and clinics from one dashboard. See availability, assign shifts, and manage last-minute replacements without juggling spreadsheets.
Track AHPRA registration, police checks, WWCC, immunisation records, and mandatory training for every nurse. Get alerts before anything expires so your agency stays audit-ready.
Nurses clock in and out per shift with GPS verification. Timesheets are generated automatically, grouped by facility, and ready for approval — no manual data entry.
Generate GST-compliant invoices per facility from approved timesheets. Bill different rates for different facilities, shift types, and award levels — all calculated automatically.
Built-in support for SCHADS Award and Nurses Award pay rates, including penalty rates, overtime, and shift allowances. Pay runs calculate correctly the first time.
Maintain a pool of available nurses with their qualifications, preferred facilities, and availability windows. Fill open shifts fast by matching requirements to your pool.
Store contract terms, agreed rates, and billing rules per facility. When timesheets are approved, invoices use the correct rate card automatically — no manual lookups.
Broadcast open shifts to qualified nurses via SMS. Nurses confirm availability with a reply. First to confirm gets the shift — no phone tag, no WhatsApp groups.
Free plan available · No credit card · Onboard your first nurse pool in minutes
Free Website Included
Stop paying $30–80/mo to Wix or Squarespace — and skip the $1,500–3,000 up-front for a designer. Every OneBookPlus nursing agencie gets a branded booking page on the free plan. Want it on your own domain like a proper business website? $15/mo and we host it for you.
your-business.onebookplus.com.auoronebookplus.com.au/book/your-businessyourbusiness.com.au— custom branded domain, we host the siteA facility logs an urgent overnight RN vacancy at 9pm through your branded page. The request lands in your dashboard tagged urgent — ready to broadcast to your nurse pool before the morning roster.
Brand color picker in settings. Logo upload. Trade licence number shown on every page so customers know you're legit.
RN agency rate from $68/hr (Nurses Award + agency loading). Sleepover allowance $59.55/shift. Customers see prices before booking — kills the price-shopping phone calls.
70%+ of nursing searches happen on phones. Your booking page is built mobile-first; loads in under 2 seconds on 4G.
Already own yourbusiness.com.au? Add the Booking Website app ($15/mo) and point your domain at the booking page we host for you. We don't sell domains — keep yours wherever you registered it.
Schema.org markup for nursing services + suburbs you cover. Google finds you for 'nursing agency in [suburb]' searches.
Nursing agencies website cost — typical
Website builder
Wix, Squarespace or similar
Web hosting + SSL
Bundled in builders; separate if custom site
Designer (one-off)
Only if you want a custom-built site
Bookings on Calendly
Separate from your website
Typical recurring total
~$60–100/mo
+ $1,500–3,000 up-front if you hire a designer
With OneBookPlus
Your total
$0–15/mo
See it in action
Not mockups — these are the real product screens for your day-to-day.
Who's seeing whom, when, for how long, where. Tap a visit to see client notes, care plan and medication schedule.

Client's goals, risks, medications, next-of-kin, funding info — all in one place, compliant-ready.

Carers log vitals, mood, medication administered and incidents — from their phone, offline-safe.

Simple Workflow
From registering your first nurse to invoicing facilities — four steps to a better-run agency.
Add your nursing pool with AHPRA numbers, qualifications, and availability. Set up client facilities with contract terms, rate cards, and shift requirements.
Create shifts at each facility. The system matches qualified, available nurses. Broadcast unfilled shifts via SMS. Nurses confirm with one tap.
Nurses clock in/out with GPS verification. Timesheets are generated per facility. Compliance documents are tracked automatically — expired credentials trigger alerts.
Approved timesheets become GST-compliant invoices, calculated at each facility's contracted rates. Send invoices, track payments, and export for your accountant.
Most coordinators broadcast their first SMS shift within 15 minutes of signup
100%
AHPRA & compliance tracking built-in
$0
Free plan to get started
5 min
Average time to fill an urgent shift
90%
Reduction in manual timesheet errors
Scroll through the day from morning to 5pm: the AI receptionist answers and books a missed call, the work runs from the app, the GST invoice is sent on the spot, payment lands and the books balance themselves, a five-star review is requested automatically, and the day closes with the ledger already written.
6:35am
While you're on the roster
Two nurses call in sick at Banksia Aged Care. The DON rings you first — while you're elbow-deep in today's roster.
AI Receptionist
The AI answers in two rings, logs both shifts and broadcasts them by SMS to fourteen qualified nurses — before you've opened email.
Shifts covered
Two nurses confirm from their phones. Credentials verified, rate card applied — the card is ready for your sign-off.
From your desk
Approved timesheets roll into Banksia's weekly invoice at their contracted rates. One tap sends it with a pay link.
While you fill tomorrow
The payment lands, the books update themselves, and $200.00 GST is set aside for BAS.
Reputation on autopilot
After a crisis turned routine morning, the AI asks for a review. Banksia's DON leaves five stars.
The day closes itself
Forty-two shifts ran and two emergencies vanished. The book did the rest.
$0
collected
0
admin tasks done by AI
0
evenings lost
Nursing agency pricing
Flat monthly price — no per-nurse seat tax, so your bill doesn't balloon when the pool grows from 20 to 200. No contracts, no setup fees. Cancel any time.
Free
$0/forever
Place your first nurses today — no credit card.
Starter
$29/mo
Replaces ShiftCare + Xero + Deputy for a busy single-region agency.
No card · Drops to Free if you don't upgrade
Growth
$69/mo
For agencies running hundreds of nurses across states and dozens of facilities.
Prices in AUD. Most nursing services are GST-free under Subdivision 38-B of the GST Act; Stripe processing fees apply to card payments (1.7% + 30¢ AU cards). Full plan comparison →
Already on another tool?
Most agencies move across in a single evening. Export your nurses, facilities and rate cards as CSV from your current tool, import them into OneBookPlus with the bulk importer, and you're rostering tomorrow's shifts before the first SMS broadcast goes out.
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Built-in AI
Your carers are with clients — enquiry calls wait, exactly when families need an answer now.
OneBookPlus
AI Receptionist · incoming call
“Looking into home care for Mum — who can I speak to?”
If you don't answer, the AI books it — Intake call · today 4:00pm — and texts a confirmation.
Built in Melbourne, AU
ATO-ready from day one
256-bit encryption
No credit card needed
Common questions about staffing software for nursing agencies in Australia.
Yes. Every nurse profile includes their AHPRA registration number, expiry date, registration type (RN, EN, NP), and endorsements. The system alerts you 90, 60, and 30 days before any registration expires so you never place a nurse with lapsed credentials.
Absolutely. Each facility is a separate entity with its own rate card, shift requirements, and billing terms. You schedule and manage shifts across all facilities from one dashboard, with filtering and views per facility or across your entire operation.
When timesheets are approved, OneBookPlus generates invoices grouped by facility. Each invoice uses that facility's contracted rates — including base rates, penalty rates, and allowances. Invoices are GST-compliant and include shift details, nurse names, hours, and totals.
Yes. We support both the SCHADS Award and the Nurses Award with built-in rate tables for base pay, penalty rates (weekends, public holidays, night shifts), overtime, and shift allowances. Pay runs and invoicing both use these rates.
Yes. Nurses get a mobile-friendly view of their assigned shifts, facility details, and can clock in/out with GPS verification. They can also view their timesheets, update availability, and upload compliance documents from their phone.
Yes. Our free plan includes nurse and facility management, shift scheduling, timesheet tracking, and basic invoicing — enough for a small agency placing a handful of nurses. Upgrade as your operation grows.
About the author
Founder & CEO, OneBookPlus
Bishal has over a decade of experience in digital marketing, web development, and small business consulting across Australia. He has worked with nursing agencies, staffing coordinators, and healthcare workforce providers across Australia — helping them digitise shift management, compliance tracking, and facility billing.
Running a nursing or home care agency means coordinating dozens of moving parts every single day — new client enquiries, care plan updates, rostering changes, medication records, and billing deadlines. OneBookPlus brings the entire workflow into one platform so nothing slips through the cracks, whether you manage five carers or five hundred.
Every new client starts with a structured intake process. Record their personal details, emergency contacts, GP information, and any existing care arrangements. Capture their NDIS plan number, funding category, and approved support hours directly in their profile. For aged care clients, log their Home Care Package level and assigned case manager. The intake form is fully customisable — add fields for mobility requirements, dietary needs, cultural preferences, or language spoken at home. Once the intake is complete, the client is ready for care planning without needing to re-enter information across separate systems.
Build individualised care plans tied to each client's funding and clinical needs. Define specific goals — such as increasing mobility, managing chronic conditions, or supporting daily living activities — and assign measurable outcomes to each. Care plans can be reviewed and updated at scheduled intervals, with version history maintained for audit purposes. Link each goal to the relevant NDIS support category or Home Care Package line item so that when your team delivers care, the billing connection is already established. Carers see the active care plan on their mobile device before every visit, ensuring continuity even when a different carer is rostered.
Schedule visits across your entire client base from one calendar view. Assign carers based on qualifications, availability, location, and client preferences. OneBookPlus flags conflicts automatically — if a carer is double-booked, driving an unrealistic distance between visits, or missing a required credential for a particular client, you see it before the roster is published. Recurring visits can be templated weekly, and one-off changes are handled with drag-and-drop adjustments. When a carer calls in sick, the system identifies qualified replacements from your available pool and lets you reassign with two clicks.
After every visit, carers complete progress notes directly on their phone. Notes are structured with prompts for activities completed, client mood and wellbeing observations, any changes in condition, and follow-up actions required. For clinical services, nurses can record vital signs, wound assessments, and clinical observations in a format that satisfies AHPRA documentation standards. Incident reports are flagged separately with severity classification, immediate actions taken, and notification workflows that alert the coordinator and relevant family members.
Maintain a complete medication register for each client, including dosage, frequency, prescribing doctor, and pharmacy details. Carers confirm medication administration during each visit using a digital sign-off that records the exact time, medication, and administering carer. Missed or refused medications are flagged immediately, creating an alert for the care coordinator to follow up. The medication history provides a full audit trail for compliance reviews, GP consultations, and family reporting.
When visits are completed and progress notes are submitted, OneBookPlus generates claim-ready records aligned with NDIS price guides. Each visit is mapped to the correct support item number, rate, and funding category based on the client's plan. For NDIS-managed clients, generate bulk payment requests formatted for the NDIS portal. For plan-managed clients, send invoices directly to their plan manager with all required line-item detail. For Home Care Package clients, generate monthly statements showing services delivered against their package budget. GST handling, travel claims, and cancellation charges are all calculated according to the applicable funding rules — removing the manual reconciliation that consumes hours every billing cycle.
Join Australian nursing agencies managing placements, compliance, and billing with OneBookPlus. Free to start — upgrade when you're ready.
Get Started FreeLast reviewed and updated: by Bishal Shrestha
Authoritative sources
Nursing in Australia spans national health regulators, modern awards, and sector-specific bodies. We cite the primary sources for every claim on this page so you can verify directly.
Free for boutique nursing agencies
60-sec sign-up · No card · GST & BAS ready
Extend Your Toolkit
Add compliance tracking, carer apps, GPS verification, and more to streamline your nursing operations.
Who it's for
Whether you place 5 nurses or 500, OneBookPlus scales with your operation.
Supplying RNs and ENs to public and private hospitals on short-term and ongoing contracts. Needs multi-facility scheduling, credential tracking, and fast shift filling.
Placing nurses in residential aged care facilities to cover shifts, vacancies, and surge demand. Needs AHPRA tracking, facility rate cards, and per-facility invoicing.
A handful of specialist nurses placed at select facilities. Needs simple scheduling, compliance tracking, and professional invoicing without enterprise complexity.
Operating across states with hundreds of nurses and dozens of facilities. Needs centralised visibility, bulk shift management, and award-compliant payroll across jurisdictions.
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$29/mo
Real-world scenario
How a Sydney nursing agency coordinator uses OneBookPlus on a typical Thursday
Maria opens her dashboard at 7am — 42 shifts scheduled today across 8 facilities. Three are unfilled from overnight cancellations. She broadcasts the open shifts via SMS to qualified nurses in her pool.
Within 20 minutes, two shifts are confirmed. The third — an EN shift at a private hospital — needs someone with medication endorsement. Maria filters her nurse pool by qualification and availability, finds two matches, and sends a direct SMS. Confirmed in 5 minutes.
By 9am, all shifts are covered. She checks the compliance dashboard: two nurses have AHPRA renewals due in 30 days, one has an expiring police check. She sends reminder emails directly from the platform.
At lunch, she reviews last week's approved timesheets. GPS-verified clock-in/out data shows accurate hours. She generates invoices for 6 facilities — each using that facility's contracted rates. Total billing: $47,000 for the week.
End of day: all 42 shifts completed, timesheets auto-generated, three new nurses onboarded with credentials verified. Tomorrow's roster is 95% filled.
How we compare
See how we compare to the tools nursing agencies typically use.
| Feature | OneBookPlus | ShiftCare | Deputy | Skedulo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-facility shift scheduling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AHPRA compliance tracking | Yes | Yes |
Everything above included. One app, one login.
| No |
| No |
| GPS-verified timesheets | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Per-facility invoicing | Yes | No | No | No |
| SCHADS & Nurses Award rates | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| SMS shift broadcasting | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Nurse pool & matching | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Facility rate cards | Yes | No | No | No |
| CRM & contact management | Yes | No | No | No |
| Free plan available | Yes | No | No | No |
| Price | From $0/mo | $9/user/mo | $6/user/mo | $40+/mo |
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