A state-by-state look at the genuinely live perioperative vacancies across Australia and New Zealand, from anaesthetic nursing to cardiac electrophysiology, cath lab and scrub and scout roles.

A closer look at the perioperative nurse educator role in private hospital theatres, what it actually involves day to day, and who it tends to suit.

Why measuring your theatre career against a colleague's timeline rarely gives you an honest picture, and what to pay attention to instead.

Loyalty to a hospital is a good instinct when it is returned. Here is how to tell when it has become the only reason you are still there.

Vivian Bullwinkel was the sole surviving nurse of the Bangka Island Massacre. This is her verified story, from Singapore in 1941 to a lifetime of nursing leadership.

Being dependable is a strength, but perioperative professionals should not have to carry every extra shift, difficult list or staffing gap alone.

Clinical ability matters, but communication, adaptability, professional judgement and a willingness to keep learning can shape a stronger perioperative career.

James Derham overcame slavery and limited access to education to become one of the earliest recognised African American physicians in the United States.

Technical skills matter, but trust, support and psychological safety are what make exceptional theatre teams work.

Mary Eliza Mahoney became the first African American professionally trained nurse in the United States and helped open doors for future generations.

There are plenty of perioperative vacancies. The challenge is that there are not enough experienced theatre professionals to fill them.

Why the simple question ‘Tell me about yourself’ catches experienced perioperative candidates out, and how to answer it naturally.

Salary, location and career progression matter, but respect, support and leadership are what make theatre professionals stay.

Ellen Dougherty became New Zealand’s first registered nurse in 1901 and is widely recognised as the first registered nurse in the world.

Florence Nightingale transformed nursing through sanitation, education, evidence and patient advocacy.

Experienced perioperative professionals remain in demand across Australia and New Zealand. Here is what Carejobz is seeing in the market and what candidates are prioritising.

If you are a theatre nurse in a private hospital, your pay is largely decided for you. Your classification and your years of service set the rate, the agreement is a public document, and there is not much room to move. So when nurses tell us they are thinking about a change, it is almost never about money. It is about the parts of the job nobody puts in the ad.

Most cost comparisons between agency and permanent theatre nurses are rubbish, and hospital executives know it.

A five-minute coffee break for perioperative professionals across Australia and New Zealand. This Week's Coffee Break... Perioperative nurse wellbeing is something I've become increasingly passionate about after more than twenty years working alongside theatre professionals across Australia and New Zealand. Over the years, I've come to realise that people rarely call me when everything is going well. They call because they're excited about a new opportunity. They call because

Those were the first words she said to me.I smiled and replied, "Why do you think that?" There was a pause. "I've looked at the job three times, but there'll be people far better than me." She'd been a perioperative nurse for years.She had excellent experience. Her references were glowing. She was respected by her colleagues. Yet none of that was how she saw herself. Instead, she focused on everything she wasn't. She hadn't worked in one particular speciality. She hadn't been