Theatre Team Leader

We’re seeking an organised, proactive Theatre Team Leader to support the smooth, safe, and efficient running of our Heavitree day surgery theatres. In this dynamic leadership role, you’ll guide and support theatre staff, coordinate daily lists, and help ensure every patient receives high‑quality, timely, and compassionate care.

You’ll play a key role in maintaining safe clinical environments, supporting theatre/ward/recovery flow, and working closely with surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, ODPs, and wider MDT/theatre schedule colleagues. From preparing theatres and managing turnaround times to resolving issues calmly and professionally, you’ll help keep our day surgery service running to the highest standards.

The successful candidate will be as part of the team within the Day Surgery Unit at Heavitree with the flexibility to support the other Day Surgery Units within the Community (Tiverton, Exmouth) and Wonford theatres if required.

If you are committed, a good communicator, have excellent interpersonal skills, are hard‑working and would like to make a real difference within this service, we would like to hear from you.

Working at Day Surgery unit allows great work life balance as there are no unsociable hours including weekends, bank holidays or nights.

More detail about the role

We’re seeking an organised, proactive Theatre Team Leader to support the smooth, safe, and efficient running of our Heavitree day surgery theatres. In this dynamic leadership role, you’ll guide and support theatre staff, coordinate daily lists, and help ensure every patient receives high‑quality, timely, and compassionate care.

You’ll play a key role in maintaining safe clinical environments, supporting theatre flow, and working closely with surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, ODPs, and wider MDT/theatre schedule colleagues. From preparing theatres and managing turnaround times to resolving issues calmly and professionally, you’ll help keep our day surgery service running to the highest standards.

With significant development projects underway — including the opening of two additional day surgery operating theatres — this is an exciting moment to join us. These expansions will create further opportunities for professional development, leadership progression, and involvement in shaping the future of our surgical services.

If you’re a confident communicator with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering excellent patient care, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

The Heavitree Day Surgery Unit is located on 2 levels. The lower floor (Lower Ground) comprises of the Reception area, 5 Single Rooms, small bay Ward, Theatre 1 and Recovery and pain suite. The upper floor (Ground) comprises Theatres 2&3 and Recovery.

The Unit is open
-potential open until 8PM in future with both morning and afternoon theatre lists covering a wide range of specialities under general, regional and local anaesthesia.

Specialities are:
General Surgery including Upper GI, Colorectal and Vascular, Gynaecology, ENT adults/paeds, Urology including laser stone fragmentation procedures, Orthopaedics, Plastics, Oral and Pain Management.

Working Pattern: The Heavitree Day Case Unit consists of 3 theatres and a pain suite. The department is operational and staffed Monday to Friday 7.30am to 7pm.

Interview Date:11/03/2026

Pay: The salary advertised for this position reflects the Agenda for Change 2026-7 rates, inclusive of a 3.3% pay award implemented from April 2026. If you join before this date,, remuneration will be based on the 2025-6 pay bandings (Pay scales for 2025/26 | NHS Employers )

For further information please contact: For further information please contact Viji Pandurangan, CNM for Heavitree Day Surgery Unit on or Dawn Crudge, Clinical Matron, Community Day Surgery Units via email:

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