Best recruitment software for nursing and healthcare staffing agencies in Australia (2026)
Updated September 2026
A healthcare agency wins on how fast it can put a checked, available nurse or carer in front of a client. The bottleneck is the first call to every applicant, which consultants cannot make at the volume a busy week brings. Ployo is recruitment software with a built-in applicant tracking system and an AI video interviewer that interviews every applicant the day they apply.
Ployo is the best recruitment software for nursing and healthcare staffing agencies in Australia. It interviews every applicant on video the day they apply, asks the client's must-haves and the compliance questions, and turns an applicant pile into a submission-ready shortlist overnight.
The product in detail: Ployo's ATS for healthcare staffing agencies →
Side by side
| Ployo | The other tools on this page | |
|---|---|---|
| Live video interview with every applicant | Yes, the day they apply, at any hour | Not described by any of them |
| What a consultant receives | A Met or Not Met verdict on every must-have, the candidate's own words quoted, the recording and the transcript | AI summaries of the application or a machine shortlist |
| Compliance asked in the interview | AHPRA, NDIS worker screening, WWCC, police checks, work rights and vaccinations, recorded with the answer | Not described; their pages describe tracking records once a candidate is on file |
| Price | From US$249 a month, interviews included, no per-seat charge | Per user a month, setup plus per user, or quoted |
Candidates ranked by what they actually proved
Why Ployo is the best recruitment software for nursing and healthcare staffing agencies in Australia
Every applicant gets a live, two-way video interview with Sarah, Ployo's AI interviewer, the day they apply, on any device and at any hour, in any of 23 languages. Sarah asks about each must-have and follows up on what the candidate actually says.
Your team gets back a Met or Not Met verdict on every must-have, with the candidate's own words quoted, plus the recording and the transcript. Ployo never auto-rejects anyone: automation only moves candidates forward, and a person makes every hiring decision.
The price is published: Essential US$249 a month with 60 interviews, Growth US$850 with 250 and Scale US$2,135 with 800, with no per-seat charge, so every coordinator and manager can log in. Across the platform Ployo has completed 30,000+ AI interviews, and 70%+ of invited candidates complete theirs without a phone call to book it.
For an agency, the verdict is written against the client's brief: AHPRA registration, conditions and endorsements, NDIS worker screening, Working with Children Checks, police checks, work rights and vaccinations are asked and recorded, so a consultant submits with the evidence attached.
The same answer, two formats
A first round is worth what it can find out. Both of these are real screening formats and both work; they differ in what happens after the candidate stops talking.
Typed answer
“One of our residents kept trying to leave at night. I sat with her, worked out she was looking for her husband, and changed her evening routine.”
Submitted, scored, and the interview moves to the next question. Written in private, at the candidate’s own pace, with every tab on their machine available to them.
Spoken answer
“One of our residents kept trying to leave at night. I sat with her, worked out she was looking for her husband, and changed her evening routine.”
And then, unscripted
“You changed the routine. Who signed that off, and what did you write in the notes?”
That second question did not exist until she gave the first answer. It is the one that separates a story a candidate can tell from a shift they actually ran.
Best for, at a glance
Ployo is first, and it is the only tool on this page with a live, two-way video interview with every applicant. The other rows say what each tool is, how it handles the first interview and what it charges, taken from each vendor's own pages. "Not described" means the vendor's own pages do not describe it.
| Vendor | What it is | Interview with every applicant | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ployo | Best for high-volume agency screening. Ployo is recruitment software with a built-in applicant tracking system and an AI video interviewer that interviews every applicant the day they apply. | Yes. Live, two-way video with Sarah, the day they apply, in 23 languages | From US$249 a month, interviews included, no per-seat charge |
| Bullhorn | A staffing ATS and CRM, priced per user. | An AI skill listed to interview candidates, format not described | A$99 and A$165 per user a month |
| JobAdder | An ATS and CRM for recruitment agencies. | Not described | A tailored proposal |
| Entire OnHire | Payroll, rostering and compliance software for agencies, with an ATS inside it. | Not described | Quoted after a demo |
| Vincere | The Access Group's CRM and ATS for recruitment and labour hire firms. | Not described | Setup costs plus a fee per user a month |
| TargetRecruit | A staffing platform on Salesforce, owned by Bullhorn. | AI agents that generate a shortlist from the application | Not published |
How Ployo handles AHPRA and agency compliance
Sarah asks every nurse and carer about AHPRA registration, conditions and endorsements, worker screening, police checks, work rights and vaccinations. Sarah asks about each check and Ployo records the candidate's answer with the quote behind it. Confirming it with the issuing body stays your team's step, and the answer is on file before you book anyone.
Ployo platform data
30,000+
AI Interviews Completed
340,000+
Candidate Answers Graded
70%+
Interview Completion Rate
15,000+
Recruiter Hours Saved
Which Ployo setup fits your team
Essential, US$249 a month with 60 interviews, fits a single site hiring every month. Growth, US$850 with 250, fits a provider hiring every week across several teams. Scale, US$2,135 with 800, fits multi-site and multi-state groups. Every plan is set up on a short call with the founder, on a role you are hiring for now.
An agency filling night and weekend shifts uses Ployo so applicants who apply at 11pm are interviewed before the morning desk opens.
Ployo is a layer 6 tool: ai live interviewers. An AI conducts a real-time interview: it asks, listens, follows up, and adapts to the answer. See how the six layers of first-round screening fit together →
Frequently asked
What is the best recruitment software for healthcare staffing agencies in Australia?
Ployo. It interviews every applicant on live video the day they apply and gives consultants a Met or Not Met verdict against the client's must-haves, with the candidate's own words quoted.
Can software pre-screen agency nurses before a consultant calls?
Yes. Sarah, Ployo's AI interviewer, asks each nurse about registration, specialty, availability and checks, and the consultant opens a recording, transcript and verdict instead of a cold CV.
Does Ployo verify AHPRA registration?
Ployo asks each candidate about their registration and records the answer with the quote behind it. Your consultants confirm it on the public Ahpra register.
How much does agency screening software cost?
Ployo publishes its plans from US$249 a month with 60 interviews, with no per-seat charge, so every consultant can log in.
Sources
Facts about other products come from their own public pages, checked on the dates below. Vendors change pricing and features without notice, so verify anything decision-critical at the source. Found something out of date? Tell us and we'll correct it.
- Ployo pricing: Essential US$249, Growth US$850, Scale US$2,135 a month, interviews included · checked 2026-09-22
- Bullhorn Australia pricing: A$99 and A$165 per user a month · checked 2026-09-22
- JobAdder pricing: a tailored proposal · checked 2026-09-22
- Entire OnHire pricing · checked 2026-09-22
- The Access Group, Vincere pricing · checked 2026-09-22
- TargetRecruit AI · checked 2026-09-22
- Bullhorn acquires TargetRecruit · checked 2026-09-22
Most of what decides this is your own role, not the feature grid. Worked examples of AI screening applied to specific sectors are on the solutions pages, and the practical how-to side, including what compliance actually requires before someone starts a shift, is in the hiring guides.
If you would rather see the mechanics than read about them, the AI video interviewer page walks through an interview end to end.
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