Allocations Consultant

Kanda; Melbourne; Remote; AUD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness initiatives

Rewards hub

Employee recognition

Travel club membership

Long-term career opportunities

Job summary

Nursing Australia is seeking a calm, switched-on Allocations Consultant for our Melbourne team. This casual role centers on matching nurses to shifts within a 7-day service, ensuring credentials and compliance are spot-on, and solving problems quickly when the pressure is on.

You’ll work after hours and weekends, with some day shifts as needed, in a remote capacity. The role requires strong communication and rostering skills and a proactive, solution-focused approach.

Qualifications

• Experience in allocations, rostering, scheduling or workforce coordination (healthcare preferred).
• Clear and confident communication, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work under pressure in a high-volume, time-critical environment.
• High attention to detail, particularly with compliance and credentials.
• Confident using workforce management or booking systems.
• Available for early starts, late finishes and weekends.
• Experience in health labour hire, nursing agencies, aged care, disability or hospital staffing is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Allocate and coordinate shifts across a 7-day-a-week service, matching the right people to the right requests.
• Manage bookings and rosters in workforce management systems, accurately and in real time.
• Check compliance and credentials to ensure allocations meet requirements.
• Respond quickly to last-minute changes and after-hours demands.
• Communicate clearly with clients and our workforce by phone and in writing.
• Support after-hours operations and cover day shifts where needed.

Skills

Allocations and rostering

Communication skills

Work under pressure

Attention to detail

Workforce management systems

Weekend availability

Tools

Workforce management software

Job description

Behind every shift filled is a nurse doing what they do best and a patient or resident getting the care they need. Your job is to make that happen.

We’re looking for a calm, switched-on Allocations Consultant to join Nursing Australia on a casual basis in our Melbourne team. You’ll sit at the heart of a 7-day-a-week service, matching the right people to the right shifts, keeping credentials and compliance spot-on, and solving problems fast when the pressure is on.

Please note: This is a frontline operational role covering mainly after hours and weekends, with day shift cover as needed. This is a remote role. Shifts vary and can include late closes through to 1:15am, so flexibility is key.

If you thrive when things get busy, we’d love to meet you.

What you’ll be doing

• Allocating and coordinating shifts across a 7-day-a-week service, matching the right people to the right requests
• Managing bookings and rosters in our workforce management systems, accurately and in real time
• Checking compliance and credentials to make sure every allocation meets requirements
• Responding calmly and quickly to last‑minute changes, urgent requests and after‑hours demands
• Communicating clearly with clients and our workforce, by phone and in writing
• Supporting after‑hours operations and covering day shifts where needed

Behind every shift filled is a nurse doing what they do best and a patient or resident getting the care they need. Your job is to make that happen.

We’re looking for a calm, switched-on Allocations Consultant to join Nursing Australia on a casual basis in our Melbourne team. You’ll sit at the heart of a 7-day-a-week service, matching the right people to the right shifts, keeping credentials and compliance spot‑on, and solving problems fast when the pressure is on.

Please note: This is a frontline operational role covering mainly after hours and weekends, with day shift cover as needed. This is a remote role. Shifts vary and can include late closes through to 1:15am, so flexibility is key.

If you thrive when things get busy, we’d love to meet you.

You’re the right person if…

• You have experience in allocations, rostering, scheduling or workforce coordination (healthcare preferred)
• You communicate clearly and confidently, both verbally and in writing
• You can work under pressure in a high-volume, time-critical environment
• You have a high attention to detail, particularly with compliance and credentials
• You’re confident using workforce management or booking systems
• You bring a professional, calm and solution-focused approach
• You’re available for early starts, late finishes and weekends
• Experience in health labour hire, nursing agencies, aged care, disability or hospital staffing is a bonus, as is knowledge of healthcare awards, fatigue considerations, clinical roles, skill mix and scope of practice

Why Nursing Australia

We believe the people who care for others deserve to be genuinely looked after too, and we mean that. Here’s what that looks like in practice:

• Wellness initiatives plus 24/7 access to the Sonder wellbeing app
• Access to an employee rewards hub providing savings and cashback across everyday purchases
• Employee recognition initiatives, including gift vouchers for Employee of the Month and service anniversaries
• Enjoy free Orbit World Travel Club membership - $100 travel voucher, exclusive offers, and dedicated support
• Genuine long-term career opportunities as we continue to grow

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