Skills by role family · Q3 2026
Most requested skills for healthcare jobs in Australia
Measured from 2,848 tracked Australian job ads in this family.
Most requested skills
- 01Multidisciplinary collaboration480 ads, 17%
- 02Quality improvement392 ads, 14%
- 03Customer service352 ads, 12%
- 04Communication342 ads, 12%
- 05Patient care340 ads, 12%
- 06Clinical assessment256 ads, 9.0%
- 07Evidence-based practice238 ads, 8.4%
- 08Care planning233 ads, 8.2%
- 09AHPRA registration228 ads, 8.0%
- 10Time management218 ads, 7.6%
- 11Clinical leadership212 ads, 7.4%
- 12Multidisciplinary teamwork209 ads, 7.3%
- 13Clinical documentation208 ads, 7.3%
- 14Risk management206 ads, 7.2%
- 15Microsoft Office194 ads, 6.8%
- 16Patient safety182 ads, 6.4%
- 17interpersonal skills179 ads, 6.3%
- 18Registered nursing175 ads, 6.1%
- 19Teamwork163 ads, 5.7%
- 20Stakeholder engagement161 ads, 5.7%
- 21Care coordination160 ads, 5.6%
- 22Continuous improvement138 ads, 4.9%
- 23Clinical supervision135 ads, 4.7%
- 24Written communication135 ads, 4.7%
- 25Critical thinking128 ads, 4.5%
| Skill | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary collaboration | 480 | 17% |
| Quality improvement | 392 | 14% |
| Customer service | 352 | 12% |
| Communication | 342 | 12% |
| Patient care | 340 | 12% |
| Clinical assessment | 256 | 9.0% |
| Evidence-based practice | 238 | 8.4% |
| Care planning | 233 | 8.2% |
| AHPRA registration | 228 | 8.0% |
| Time management | 218 | 7.6% |
| Clinical leadership | 212 | 7.4% |
| Multidisciplinary teamwork | 209 | 7.3% |
| Clinical documentation | 208 | 7.3% |
| Risk management | 206 | 7.2% |
| Microsoft Office | 194 | 6.8% |
| Patient safety | 182 | 6.4% |
| interpersonal skills | 179 | 6.3% |
| Registered nursing | 175 | 6.1% |
| Teamwork | 163 | 5.7% |
| Stakeholder engagement | 161 | 5.7% |
| Care coordination | 160 | 5.6% |
| Continuous improvement | 138 | 4.9% |
| Clinical supervision | 135 | 4.7% |
| Written communication | 135 | 4.7% |
| Critical thinking | 128 | 4.5% |
Experience asked for
Stated in 33% of this family’s ads · n = 931 stated values · Q3 2026
Work rights in these ads
n = 2,848 ads. Cells below the publication threshold are omitted.
| Requirement | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citizenship required | Not published | — |
| Permanent residency required | 62 | 2.2% |
| Security clearance required | Not published | — |
| Sponsorship offered | Not published | — |
| Sponsorship possible | Not published | — |
Read the Australian job application glossary for the terms.
Work arrangement
| Arrangement | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Onsite | 339 | 12% |
| Hybrid | 110 | 3.9% |
| Remote | 162 | 5.7% |
| Flexible | 86 | 3.0% |
| Not stated | 2,151 | 76% |
How to use this on your resume
Open a role example to see these ideas in Offer Underway’s Modern resume template. Its mint highlights show matching terms from that role’s job-ad data. In your own application, use the actual employer’s ad and evidence from your experience.
- Mirror the exact skill names you can support with evidence.
- Put the top skills you can demonstrate in your Skills section and in experience bullets.
- Do not list skills you cannot evidence.
- Check a specific ad with the Australian job ad checker.
The ATS resume keywords guide shows how to choose wording without claiming experience you do not have.
Browse Australian resume examples for worked examples of evidence-based bullets.
Method and limitations
How this data is collected. OfferUnderway tracks job ads from Australian employer career sites and job boards. Each ad is counted once, even if it appears on several sites. Fields such as role family, skills, work arrangement and work-rights requirements are extracted from the ad text by an AI model and checked against the ad; some extraction errors are possible.
What it covers. Ads with an Australian location that were live at any point between 1 July 2026 and 30 September 2026. It is not every job ad in Australia: coverage depends on the sources OfferUnderway tracks, and some industries are better covered than others.
Thresholds. A breakdown is shown only when it is based on at least 30 ads; a skill is listed only when it appears in at least 15 ads and 3% of the relevant group.
Snapshot. Generated 17 October 2026. Figures are not revised after publication; corrections are noted on this page.
Questions about these skills
Which skills appear most often in healthcare job ads?
Across 2,848 Australian healthcare job ads tracked by OfferUnderway in Q3 2026, the most requested skills were Multidisciplinary collaboration (17%), Quality improvement (14%), Customer service (12%), Communication (12%), Patient care (12%). These figures describe the tracked catalogue, not every job ad in Australia.
Are these skills mandatory for every role?
Frequency is not proof that a skill is mandatory for a particular job. Read the employer’s ad and distinguish requirements from preferences. Only include skills you can support with your own experience.
How many ads is this based on?
This family includes 2,848 active Australian job ads tracked by OfferUnderway in Q3 2026. Families need at least 200 ads; small cells and infrequent skills are suppressed.
Build a resume for a real healthcare job
Use the frequency list as a starting point, then tailor your resume to the employer’s actual requirements and your own experience.