Surgical Assistant or Anesthesia Technician in training (position)(V)-Perioperative Nursing

Become the indispensable link in the operating room team and combine your medical, technical, and social talents in the challenging Perioperative Nursing training program!

Your new training and job
The dual Perioperative Nursing training program combines practice and theory. Upon completion, you will obtain: Bachelor of Nursing and the CZO diploma for surgical assistant or anesthesia technician, depending on your chosen direction. For the post-graduate Perioperative Nursing program, you will only receive the CZO diploma.

The training starts in September 2027 and lasts 4, 3, or 2 years, depending on your previous education. You will follow the theoretical part at Zuyd Hogeschool in Heerlen, while performing the practical part in one of the affiliated hospitals: VieCuri Medisch Centrum (Venlo), Sint Jans Gasthuis (Weert), Laurentius Ziekenhuis Roermond (Roermond), Zuyderland Medisch Centrum (Heerlen and Sittard-Geleen), or Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+ (Maastricht). Before starting employment, you must be able to provide a valid Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG).

By choosing the combination of working and learning, you show that you are consciously seeking a training program that values your mature, independent attitude and aligns with your personal background and ambitions. We offer you not only a challenging training program but also work experience in an inspiring environment. Here, you will get the chance to develop your skills, discover your talents, and work on your personal growth.

Furthermore, you will not be alone: experienced colleagues and a dedicated training team are ready to guide and coach you, so that you can get the best out of yourself!

Surgical Assistant
As a surgical assistant, you are a crucial link within the operating room complex. You assist during surgeries and are responsible for the instruments and equipment. Additionally, you prepare the operating room for use and act as a link between the sterile team and the surroundings. You work independently, are a full member of the team, and combine medical, technical, and social skills.

Anesthesia Technician
As an anesthesia technician, you provide patients with confidence during the short time they are awake. You assist the anesthesiologist with the induction and emergence of anesthesia and monitor the patient during surgery. You have an independent role within the team, in which communication and involvement are essential.

A versatile, responsible role in a medical-technical environment, in which you make a difference for patients!

Welcome to the team
Working in an operating department means a dynamic and varied work environment in which you always work in a team, but where a high degree of independence and responsibility is also expected of you. Learning and innovating are daily practice here, allowing you to continuously grow in your profession.

What do you bring?
The dual Perioperative Nursing training program offers a unique combination of working and learning and requires:

• Independence, good planning, and critical thinking skills.

• The ability to make connections between theory and practice, form your own opinion, and draw conclusions.

• Flexibility, enthusiasm, collegiality, an active work attitude, and a great sense of responsibility.

• An innovation-oriented attitude, because the profession is continuously developing.

You are eligible if you have at least one of the following diplomas:

• Havo or vwo.

• Mbo level 4, mbo nursing (mbo-v) or hbo nursing (hbo-v).

• A work week of at least 36 hours.

• Depending on the institution where you will be working and the applicable Collective Labor Agreement (CAO), your salary will be coordinated with you.

For more information about the training, see: https://www.zuyd.nl/opleidingen/verpleegkunde-operatieassistent-en-anesthesiemedewerker.

Depending on the institution where you will be working and the applicable Collective Labor Agreement (CAO), this will be coordinated with you.

We offer you training and work experience in a dynamic environment. In practice, you will be offered the opportunity to learn the necessary skills and work on your personal development. In addition, you will be supported and coached by experienced employees and a training team.

Applications for this vacancy can be submitted up to and including March 2, 2027, via this link.
Applications via other channels cannot be processed.

The regional selection interviews will take place on March 9, 10, 16, and 17, 2027, at Zuyd Hogeschool, Heerlen location. Depending on the number of applications, additional selection interviews will be conducted on March 23 and 24, 2027.

In the period from March 22 to April 16, 2027, shadowing days will be organized in the operating room for selected candidates. A candidate may have a shadowing day in a maximum of 2 different hospitals.

The final selection will take place in week 16, between April 19 and 25, 2027.

Do you have questions or would you like more information?
Zuyd Hogeschool will organize an open day on November 14, 2026, and February 27, 2027, where representatives from the hospitals and the Hogeschool will be present.

It is also possible to get to know the hospitals as described below:

VieCuri Medisch Centrum (Venlo)
Career trial: Saturday 30-1-2027
Registration not necessary
Contact: praktijkbegeleiding-ok@viecuri.nl

Sint Jans Gasthuis (Weert)
Open day:  Saturday 16-1-2027 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Registration required via the contact details below
Contact: pboc@sjgweert.nl

Laurentius Ziekenhuis Roermond (Roermond)
Care event Monday November 16, 2026
Contact: aggie.guffens@lzr.nl | emma.sanders@lzr.nl

Zuyderland Medisch Centrum (Heerlen/Sittard-Geleen)
Open Evening:  Tuesday January 26, 2027, Heerlen location
Registration required via the contact details below
Contact: opleidingsfunctionarissen-OK@zuyderland.nl

Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+ (MUMC+)
Introduction to the operating department, only for applicants 2027-2028:
March 6, 2027.
Registration before March 1, 2027, via https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/4TyELMNJBm
Contact: pco.coa@mumc.nl

Questions regarding the training, possibilities regarding shadowing days, or the regional selection procedure? Do not hesitate to contact one of the hospitals mentioned above or Zuyd Hogeschool, we are happy to help you!

You can submit your application up to and including March 2, 2027, via this link
or via the QR code below

https://www.crmzuyd.nl/sollicitatie/anesthesiemedewerker
https://www.crmzuyd.nl/sollicitatie/operatieassistent

Please note: applications uploaded via this website unfortunately cannot be processed.

We recruit our candidates ourselves and do not work with external agencies for this vacancy.