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Perioperative Career and Recruitment Insights


Why Loyalty to One Hospital Can Quietly Limit a Theatre Nursing Career
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.

Kate Wheeler
Aug 11


When Being the Reliable One Starts Costing You Too Much
Being dependable is a strength, but perioperative professionals should not have to carry every extra shift, difficult list or staffing gap alone.

Kate Wheeler
Aug 5


The Best Theatre Teams Don’t Just Hire Skills. They Build Trust.
Technical skills matter, but trust, support and psychological safety are what make exceptional theatre teams work.

Kate Wheeler
Jul 28


The Interview Question That Makes Even Great Candidates Freeze
Why the simple question ‘Tell me about yourself’ catches experienced perioperative candidates out, and how to answer it naturally.

Kate Wheeler
Jul 28


"I'm Fine." The Two Words That Worry Me Most - Perioperative Career Confidence
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

Kate Wheeler
Jul 6


"Kate, I'm Probably Wasting Your Time" - Perioperative Career Confidence
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

Kate Wheeler
Jul 6
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