About Michelle Mexted | Aussie Nurse Recruiters

Why I ended up doing this

I have been in recruitment for twenty-two years. Some of that was with two of the largest agencies in the world, which taught me how a big desk works and also what gets lost on one. The last seven years have been my own business.

The move into non-bedside nursing came from watching the same mistake repeated. Companies selling into healthcare, the device makers, the software companies, the diagnostics businesses, kept hiring salespeople for roles that only work if the person is credible in front of clinicians. A theatre nurse can walk into a hospital and be believed in the first ten seconds. Someone with a sales background is still earning that at the end of the meeting.

Meanwhile I was speaking to nurses who had no idea these roles existed. Nobody had told them that clinical educator, clinical specialist, telehealth clinical lead, quality and governance were things they could do with fifteen years on the ward. Both sides were looking for each other and neither knew where to look.

So that is what I do now. I sit in the gap between two groups who cannot find each other.

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Why it is one person, and why it stays that way

I take six roles at a time. That is not modesty about my capacity, it is the number I can hold in my head properly. Six briefs means I know every candidate on every shortlist and I can tell you why they are on it. Twenty briefs means I am posting adverts and forwarding CVs, which you can do yourself for nothing.

Being one person also means you get me. Not a consultant who leaves in eight months and hands your file to someone who has never spoken to you. I take the brief, I make the calls, I write the shortlist, I ring you on the Friday. The same person the whole way through, and I answer for all of it.

I will also tell you when a role does not need a nurse. It happens. Sometimes what you actually want is a good account manager with a clinician available to support them, and if I think that, I will say it even though it means I am not doing the search. You are better off knowing, and I would rather be the person who told you than the person who billed you for the wrong hire.

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What I am building next

A private list of nurses who have already told me they want to work away from the bedside, and a free community where the ones already doing these jobs answer questions from the ones thinking about it.

Neither of those is a marketing exercise. They are the reason a shortlist can be short. When a company rings me about a clinical educator in Brisbane, I am not starting from an advert. I am starting from people I have already spoken to.

If you are a nurse, you can join the list without a CV and without having decided anything. If you hire nurses, that list is what you are actually paying for.

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Meet Michelle

Founder, Aussie Nurse Recruiters

Twenty-two years in recruitment, including with two of the largest agencies in the world. The last seven on my own.

I place registered nurses into the roles where being a nurse is the reason the employer wants them. Clinical educators and clinical specialists for the companies that sell into healthcare. Directors of nursing, clinical governance, quality and telehealth for the providers who answer for the outcome.

I take six roles at a time. You brief me and I do the work, and there is nobody junior to hand you to once the agreement is signed.

I read every brief myself and I reply the same business day.

Meet Liam

Co-founder

Liam co-founded Aussie Nurse Recruiters with me.

He is a registered nurse with twelve years across clinical, education, management and leadership roles, and a former nurse unit manager. Bachelor of Nursing from Napier University in Edinburgh, and dual Masters in Healthcare Leadership and International Public Health from UNSW. He has coached more than five hundred nurses through applications and interviews, from assistants in nursing to directors of nursing, and he hosts High Performance Nursing.

He is not involved in the day to day. Every search, every shortlist and every conversation is mine.

If you want to talk about a role

Send me the brief and you will have my answer within one business day, including if my answer is that I am not the right person for it.

If you are a nurse, join the list. No CV, and you do not need to have decided anything yet.

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What you can expect from me

A date, before I start. You get a shortlist date in writing before I take the brief, a written update every Friday whether there is news or not, and if the date is going to slip you hear it before the date rather than after.

A short list, and the reasoning. Usually three to five. If the market only holds two who are genuinely right, you get two and I tell you why. Every candidate comes with one honest reservation attached, and a note on who I did not send you.

My fee, published. It is on the website. You do not have to ask for it, and you are not negotiating against a number you cannot see.

No CV without permission. If you are a nurse, I never send your CV anywhere without asking you first. Not once, not to a client I know well, not to save time.

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Trusted by Nurses. Chosen by Employers.

A recruitment agency I highly recommend. I felt extremely supported throughout the whole process. Consistent contact and guidance, topped off with genuine care. Thanks so much Michelle.

Bonnie, clinical nurse educator, February 2025

Michelle was outstanding throughout the whole process. From initial contact to following up after my first week at the job, she was incredibly supportive and helpful. I was kept well informed with updates regarding the process, and Michelle was courteous with contacting me around my night shift work. Definitely recommend!

Alexandra, nurse placed November 2025

Michelle was wonderful, she worked to understand the ethos of our clinic and find us the best fit.

Ellie, practice manager, November 2025

Michelle was fantastic. I highly recommend her for anyone looking for some help figuring out and finding the right role for them.

Natasha, clinical nurse educator, placed July 2025

Michelle was so supportive throughout this whole process and explained everything. It was great working with her.

Mandeep, mental health nurse, placed May 2025

Michelle quickly understood our clinic’s needs and delivered nurses who fit our culture perfectly. Her communication and professionalism were faultless,

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What that actually means

Twenty-two years in recruitment

Six live roles at a time, never more

One person, from the brief to the offer

Fees and terms published, before you ask