Inference: the cluster of scrub/scout, PACU, day-of-surgery, theatre technician and sterilisation (CSSD) titles across Richmond, East Melbourne, Box Hill and Melbourne, most opened since late September 2026, suggests perioperative staffing is a current hiring focus. Two Theatre Technician postings have been open since August 2025 (Box Hill) and October 2025 (East Melbourne), which points to hard-to-fill or ongoing recruitment. Requirement text was not supplied, so this rests on titles and dates only.
Critical care staffing weak signal
Today: Not described in the input (no site text supplied); role titles point to hospital intensive and coronary care.
Roles: Critical Care Registered Nurse - Coronary Care Unit · ICU Junior Registrar - Richmond · ICU Senior Registrar - Richmond · Acute Nursing or Critical Care - Permanent Pool (CRU)
No inference drawn. There are four critical care titles: a coronary care nurse in Geelong (opened October 2026), two ICU registrar posts in Richmond (open since May 2026) and a Melbourne casual pool (open since June 2026). Most are older postings, too few to read as expansion.
Midwifery and birth suite staffing weak signal
Today: Not described in the input (no site text supplied); role titles point to hospital maternity services.
No inference drawn. There are three midwifery roles, all in East Melbourne, covering postnatal, birth suite and night duty. The casual night-duty posting has been open since October 2025.
Where the headcount is going
Department
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Epworth HealthCare lists 5,770 employees and 45 open roles. About 25 are nursing, midwifery or theatre technician roles; the rest are support roles such as chefs, food services, ward clerk, patient services, clinical coding and IT service desk. 27 roles were opened in the last 30 days, against 13 in the prior 30.
Who they need
Seniority: Seniority is not stated in the input. Titles range from Registered Nurse, Enrolled Nurse and casual pool roles to Associate Nurse Unit Manager, Clinical Nurse Educator, ICU Junior and Senior Registrar, and CSSD Manager.
Skills named most:
Locations: All 45 roles are on-site in VIC, au. Remote roles: 0. Richmond, VIC, au (16); East Melbourne, VIC, au (11); Geelong, VIC, au (6); Box Hill, VIC, au (6); Melbourne, VIC, au (5); Hawthorn, VIC, au (1).
You'd fit if you are a registered or enrolled nurse with scrub/scout, anaesthetics/PACU or day-of-surgery experience and can work on-site in Richmond, East Melbourne, Box Hill or Melbourne.
You'd fit if you want casual work and could join a CRU pool for perioperative nursing, acute or critical care nursing, or night-duty midwifery.
You'd fit if you work in hospital support roles such as catering, ward administration, patient services or clinical coding and can work on-site in Richmond, East Melbourne, Geelong or Box Hill.
How to use this
If you're applying: About half the open roles are nursing, midwifery or theatre technician positions, concentrated in perioperative care. The rest are support roles such as chefs, ward clerk, patient services and clinical coding. Several roles recruit into casual CRU pools. Check each posting's own requirements before applying, because requirement text was not included in this brief.
If you're selling or recruiting: There are 45 open roles: 27 opened in the last 30 days, against 13 in the prior 30, and 10 closed. The largest concentrations are in Richmond (16) and East Melbourne (11). Perioperative nursing and theatre support is the clearest cluster; Theatre Technician postings at Box Hill and East Melbourne have been open since 2025. Four roles fill casual CRU pools. Department was not given on any posting, so confirm the hiring department before calling.