Theatre Team Leader

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The closing date is 03 March 2026

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 the 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 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 S

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients stay healthy, when they need it most.

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state‑of‑the‑art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovation, enabling us to provide world‑class care to our local communities.

It’s never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you’ll help shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

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 the 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 the Reception area,…