Salt Medical Recruitment

What Salt Medical Recruitment does

Salt Medical Recruitment is an Australia-based specialist medical recruitment agency operating from Sydney under the trading names Salt Medics and Salt Specialist & Locum Talent. The firm connects doctors, nurses, paramedics, and healthcare leaders with locum, permanent, and executive search opportunities across hospitals, primary care clinics, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations, correctional health services, and rural and regional health providers nationwide. Its core operations span Hospital & Health Services (locum recruitment), Pre-Hospital & Retrieval (permanent recruitment), and Primary Care & Community (retained executive search), supplemented by a Recruitment Marketing service line.

The company runs a dedicated online Job Board Portal carrying approximately 300+ active medical roles, with email and RSS alerts for candidates, and operates the SALT Talent Network — a curated doctor network offering exclusive access to unadvertised opportunities. A Referral Rewards Program and bespoke digital document management system for credentialing support end-to-end placement. Salt holds preferred supplier agreements with all major Australian state and territory public health services and is a member of industry bodies RCSA and AMRANZ.

The business model is consultant-led, sales-driven professional services with revenue generated through placement fees paid by healthcare clients. Locum bill rates disclosed publicly range from approximately $80-$160/hour for RMOs, $130-$250/hour for registrars, $41-$92/hour for registered nurses, up to $1,200-$3,500/day for GPs, CMOs, rural generalists, and specialists (subject to specialty, remoteness, and penalties plus super). With a 12-person team, Salt is a small but vertically focused operator competing on specialty depth and rural/regional reach rather than scale.

Name

Salt Medical Recruitment

Legal name

Salt Medical Recruitment Agency

Website

https://saltmedics.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Salt Medical Recruitment is a Sydney-based specialist agency placing doctors, nurses, and paramedics into locum, permanent, and executive roles across Australian hospitals, primary care, and rural health providers under state health-service preferred-supplier agreements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical & Allied Health Staffing (BPACADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare & Life Sciences Leadership Search (BPACAAAE), Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH)

Keywords

• Medical recruitment services
• Locum staffing solutions
• Healthcare workforce placement
• Permanent medical placement
• Healthcare executive search

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Locum Recruitment Services: Placement of locum (temporary/contract) medical professionals including doctors, nurses, and paramedics into healthcare facilities across Australia. Revenue generated through placement fees charged to healthcare clients.
2. Permanent Recruitment: Permanent placement services for healthcare organizations seeking to fill permanent positions. Includes executive search for senior healthcare leadership roles.
3. Recruitment Marketing: Marketing services for healthcare clients to attract medical talent, including bespoke campaigns and employer branding solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Salt Medical Recruitment is a specialist healthcare staffing agency that places doctors, nurses, and paramedics into locum, permanent, and executive roles across Australian hospitals, primary care, community services, correctional health, and pre-hospital/retrieval settings. The firm operates a consultant-led placement model supported by an online job board, the SALT Talent Network candidate community, and a bespoke digital credentialing document management system. Revenue is generated through placement fees and day/hourly billing rates tied to clinician specialty and seniority.

Product overview

Salt Medical Recruitment is a specialist medical recruitment agency offering a unified service portfolio centered on healthcare workforce solutions. The core offering comprises Recruitment Solutions (locum, permanent, and tailored workforce placement), supplemented by specialized divisions for Hospital & Health Services (locum recruitment), Pre-Hospital & Retrieval (permanent recruitment), Primary Care & Community (executive search), and Recruitment Marketing. The company operates the Salt Talent Network, a curated network providing doctors exclusive access to opportunities, and maintains an online Job Board Portal with 300+ active medical positions. A Referral Rewards Program incentivizes professional referrals. The integrated service model enables Salt to support clinicians and healthcare organizations across Australia's rural, regional, and metropolitan healthcare settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SALT Talent Network: Internal talent network for connecting medical professionals with opportunities

Products and services

• Locum Recruitment Services Specialist locum recruitment for hospitals and health services across Australia, placing temporary and contract doctors, nurses, and paramedics into pre-hospital, retrieval, and secondary care settings. Serves state and territory public health services, private hospitals, correctional health, and rural and regional facilities.
• Permanent Recruitment Services Permanent placement services for healthcare organizations seeking to fill long-term roles, with a dedicated focus on pre-hospital and retrieval healthcare positions. Matches doctors, nurses, and paramedics with career opportunities across Australia.
• Executive Search and Retained Recruitment Bespoke executive search and retained recruitment services for primary care and community healthcare organizations, including senior healthcare leadership roles.
• Recruitment Marketing Services Marketing services for healthcare clients to attract medical talent, including bespoke campaigns and employer branding solutions tailored to hard-to-fill medical roles.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• State and Territory Health ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreferred supplier agreements with all major state and territory public health services across Australia. Provides exclusive access to locum staffing opportunities and preferred placement terms.
• Not-for-Profit Healthcare SectorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive relationships with clients in the not-for-profit and private healthcare sector, complementing public health service partnerships.
• RCSAminorOthersMembership in the Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association - peak industry body for recruitment professionals in Australia and New Zealand.
• AMRANZminorOthersMembership in Australian Medical Recruitment Agencies of New Zealand - industry association for medical recruitment agencies.
• Sea ShepherdminorOthersSalt Medical Recruitment supports Sea Shepherd as part of their 'Giving Back' initiative, supporting charities and social causes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Healthcare Australia: Largest healthcare staffing agency in Australia, placing doctors, nurses, allied health, and aged-care workers across metro and regional markets. Broader portfolio and greater scale than Salt, with overlapping locum and permanent placement services.
• Hays Healthcare: Healthcare arm of global recruiter Hays, placing doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals across Australia. Operates a broader portfolio across multiple industries but overlaps materially on clinical staffing mandates.
• Chandler Macleod Health: Australian healthcare staffing division of RGF Staffing, providing locum and permanent clinical workforce solutions. Comparable in placement services and customer base, with greater scale and geographic reach than Salt.

Direct peers

• Skilled Medical: Australia and New Zealand medical recruitment agency focused on locum and permanent doctor placements. Direct competitor in rural/regional healthcare staffing with overlapping customer base.
• Sigma Resourcing: Australian and New Zealand healthcare recruitment specialist focusing on doctors, nursing, and allied health. Comparable boutique positioning, locum and permanent offerings, and target customer base of regional health services.
• JPS Medical Recruitment: Australian medical recruitment agency placing doctors and allied health professionals into locum and permanent roles. Direct competitor with similar specialist focus and rural/regional coverage.
• Wavelength International: Australian specialist medical recruitment agency placing doctors across locum and permanent roles. Directly comparable in target customers (Australian doctors and health services), service mix (locum + permanent), and specialty focus.
• Cornerstone Medical Recruitment: Australian specialist medical recruitment firm focused on rural and regional doctor placements. Direct competitor in the niche Salt has prioritised, with overlapping government health service customers.
• Medrecruit: Australian locum medical recruitment platform for doctors and allied health professionals. Highly comparable on target candidates (Australian doctors, nurses), locum-led model, and online job board distribution.

Regional players

• CPL Healthcare: Ireland-headquartered healthcare recruiter with presence in Australia and the UK placing doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals. Comparable in medical staffing services but operates across multiple geographies rather than Australia-specific focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/salt-medical-recruitment
• Instagraminstagram.com/saltmedicalrecruitment

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Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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