Perioperative Career and Recruitment Insights

Rachael Pratt ran a dressing ward and small theatre at a casualty clearing station in France, was wounded tending a patient in 1917, and became one of only seven Australian nurses awarded the Military Medal. Her story, and the perioperative link.

The team at Carejobz Perioperative Specialists are recruiting for a hospital in Adelaide. The role suits experienced perioperative nurses with a background in cardiothoracic, thoracic, neurosurgical or ENT surgery, and nurses with an interest or experience in robotic surgery.

22 of the 45 live perioperative nursing roles we are advertising include part-time hours. What 0.5, 0.6 and 0.8 FTE mean for your week, your leave and your pay.

The four career tracks open to scrub scout, anaesthetic and recovery nurses in Australia and New Zealand: clinical, leadership, education and cross-border.

Hundreds of reference calls and interviews with theatre nurses point to the same pattern on difficult surgeons: pre-empt, stay calm, and never carry it home.

How scrub scout, anaesthetic and recovery nurses can prepare for a hospital interview: STAR answers, video call basics and ten questions worth asking the panel.

What a Nurse Unit Manager looks for in the first half page of a scrub scout, anaesthetic or recovery nurse CV, and the one thing never to invent.

Four sets of questions scrub scout, anaesthetic and recovery nurses can use to check whether their current theatre role is still building their career.

How the anaesthetic nurse and scrub scout nurse roles differ in theatre, and what live Australian adverts show for pay in each.

54% of Australian job seekers in a 2026 Greenhouse survey had an AI interview. What the survey found, what it cannot tell us, and what theatre nurses can ask.

The team at Carejobz Perioperative Specialists are recruiting for a day surgery in Perth. This role suits an experienced Anaesthetic nurse ready to step into, or continue in, a senior clinical role.

The team at Carejobz Perioperative Specialists are recruiting for a hospital in Brisbane. This role suits an experienced Recovery/PACU Registered Nurse looking for a full-time position in a busy short-stay hospital.

The team at Carejobz Perioperative Specialists are recruiting for a day surgery in Bundaberg. This role suits an experienced perioperative leader who would like to lead the theatre team at a modern regional day surgery.

The team at Carejobz Perioperative Specialists are recruiting for a day surgery in Hobart. This role suits an experienced surgical or day surgery nurse leader looking for a full-time management role in Hobart.

The team at Carejobz Perioperative Specialists are recruiting for a hospital in Melbourne. This role suits an experienced Recovery/PACU Registered Nurse who enjoys working in a small, specialised theatre team.

The team at Carejobz Perioperative Specialists are recruiting for a hospital in Brisbane. This role suits an experienced perioperative leader ready to manage a busy, multi-specialty theatre service.

The team at Carejobz Perioperative Specialists are recruiting for a day surgery in Bundaberg. This role suits an experienced Recovery/PACU Registered Nurse who would enjoy working in a modern regional day surgery.

The team at Carejobz Perioperative Specialists are recruiting for a hospital in Brisbane. This role suits an experienced Anaesthetic Registered or Enrolled Nurse looking for a full-time or part-time position in a busy short-stay hospital.