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

Lucy Osburn brought Nightingale-trained nursing to Sydney in 1868 and persisted through resistance to help establish professional nursing in New South Wales.

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

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

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.

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.

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