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Sanctuary Recruitment is placing healthcare professionals in Australia on contract assignments

Sanctuary partners with private and not-for-profit aged care providers in rural, regional and remote areas across Australia to deliver short and long term agency staffing solutions to fulfill the immediate needs of each service provider.

Our nursing team are equipped with the required qualifications and desirable experience that your organisation will benefit from, openly travelling around the country to where they are required. We pride ourselves on each candidate being thoroughly screened and compliance checked, to ensure they uphold the Aged Care Standards and ethical obligations.

We are connected to providers in each state of Australia, with a solid candidate base ready to work in each area. Through our longstanding relationships that has evolved into a network of professionals with experiences across the industry, we are confident to be able to provide healthcare staffing solutions that meet the needs of your home.

Our Candidate Resourcing

We have a team of dedicated recruitment consultants and resourcers. Each candidate is expertly sourced via a trained employee, keeping the needs and requirements of our clients and desired qualities and skills of healthcare professionals as a standard to constantly strive for. Our consultants are equally responsible for a designated area, leaving each home with a committed specialist seeking top tier talent.

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Our Compliance Process

Both our metro casual/temporary and contract teams have dedicated compliance professionals who follow a rigorous process, who ensure every step is taken to check each candidate against our sophisticated compliance checklist.  Alongside this, we have a concierge team who take care of all accommodation and travel bookings for our candidates, checking in each step of the way to ensure they have arrived to their destination safely. We also take into consideration the individual requests of the service provider, meaning every candidate that is presented to you has been carefully selected to meet the needs of your residents.

Our Continuous Care

Sanctuary's dedicated consultants are in continuous contact with our nursing team, getting to know their schedule, requirements and preferences. We match nursing professionals to a provider that we know will be a good choice, ensuring a high level of resident care and solid relationships to develop between the agency nurse and the management/residents. The relationship between our candidates and consultants is wholly nurtured, playing a part in the nurses development and career journey.

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Permanent

Our qualified consultants recruiting permanent positions have an innate understanding of the Australian aged care landscape and hold meaningful, long-standing relationships with our clients and candidates.

Recruiting clinical care coordinators up to directors of nursing, we support those candidates at any stage of their managerial aged care journey.

From consultation to after-care, they are engaged and well-informed about industry updates and standards, ensuring accurate identification of talent to role alignment.

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Temporary

Our team of temporary consultants specialise in identifying experienced assistants in nursing, enrolled and registered nurses for casual roles in metro areas of Australia.

Sanctuary’s thorough credentialing process means that all candidates meet the experience and character requirements, which results in the delivery of quality services that respond to individual home needs.

Our nurses are immediately available, which alleviates staffing issues and fulfills care minutes, ensuring each resident receives the care they need.

The Sanctuary Experience

A big thanks to Dan for being such a great help and support. Even during the most stressful moments, your commitment to helping our facility, keeping me updated, and not giving up helped keep me calm.

Workforce Planner, Sydney

Leyla has taken the time to understand the needs of our facility and is a trusted stakeholder in fulfilling shift requirements. She feels like part of the family at our nursing home!

Residents Services Manager, Sydney

Recruitment of senior and specialist roles with our industry takes considerable time and market specific knowledge is of utmost important. While outsourcing comes with risk, finding a recruitment agency that has the appropriate knowledge and professionalism to represent your brand can make all the difference. I am more than happy to recommend Mitch and the team at Sanctuary for all your senior aged care appointments.

CEO, NSW

I have worked with Sanctuary for a number of years. Given the nature of aged care, recruitment of staff is a fundamental aspect, shaping both culture and resident outcome. Sanctuary, in particular Mitch Hamer, has provided consistent services based on the individualised needs of the organisation and position available – rather than the candidates they have available.

Chief Operating Officer, NSW

I have worked with Alex as a client and a candidate and have found him to be at the top of his game from both sides of the fence

Operations Manager, QLD

Hayley is one of the most professional recruiters I’ve worked with. Hayley took the time to understand our business and ever changing needs and was very adaptable to this consistently. She has excellent stakeholder skills and is a great communicator. I would highly recommend Hayley to anyone.

HR Manager, NSW

It would be honest and fair to say that if a candidate has been recommended by Sanctuary, it generally negates a second stage interview given the robust and bespoke selection process that Sanctuary provides prior to recommending a candidate for a position. Recruitment of staff is a fundamental aspect, shaping both culture and resident outcome.

Clinical Director, NSW

Richard has provided exemplary service in recruiting for positions within our organisation. He has a great working knowledge of the industry. It is due to this, that he is able to put forward the most suitable candidates after reviewing their suitability not only for the role but also for the culture of the organisation. We have always found Richard’s service to be thorough and efficient, including following up with his applicants post their appointment.

CEO, NSW

Thank you to the Sanctuary Recruitment team for the outstanding service for permanent and casual placements

Chief Operating Officer, NSW

Build your team with the support of Sanctuary

If you have a permanent, temporary, or short-term contract position, we welcome assisting in attracting and retaining exceptional aged care professionals for the role.

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Aged care FAQs

Sanctuary Recruitment is an expert aged care recruitment consultancy, and we partner with private and not-for-profit residential aged care homes all across Australia. We provide experienced and compliant aged care professionals to clients on assignments of a permanent, temporary, and contract nature.

We are actively hiring for the following aged care roles: 

  • Assistant in nursing or personal care workers 
  • Enrolled nurses 
  • Registered nurses 
  • Clinical care coordinators 
  • Care managers 
  • Facility managers 
  • Quality and education managers 
  • Director of nursing 

We offer free online education and continuous training to ensure our nurses are compliant at all times and up to date with relevant legislation. We have an in-house HR team and clinical governance standards that ensure all of our aged care professionals meet your needs and values.

We have long-standing relationships with residential aged care providers covering every state in australia, in metro, regional, rural & remote locations.

We conduct a thorough experience, education, and skills assessment before guiding each candidate through the compliance process to ensure each box is ticked. Only once this is completed are they then ready to represent Sanctuary. This is regularly reviewed and any communication regarding changes to the process is efficiently communicated. We are also able to fulfill any individual home requirements.

We are experts within the aged care recruitment industry and pride ourselves on being Australia's leading aged care recruitment consultancy.