Theatre Manager

MedicsPro; Exeter; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Free gym membership

Retail discounts

Relocation support

Job summary

MedicsPro is recruiting an experienced Theatre Manager for a permanent position with a leading private hospital in South West England. You will lead the theatre team, oversee day-to-day operations and take responsibility for clinical quality, staffing, budgets and service performance.

The role requires substantial operating theatre experience and proven senior theatre leadership, with strong communication and decision-making skills. On-site role with a reputable private hospital.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration or ODP with HCPC registration.
• Substantial operating theatre experience.
• At least two years’ experience in a senior theatre leadership position.
• Proven people management and team leadership experience.
• Experience managing budgets, resources and service performance.
• Strong operational, communication and decision‑making skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical and operational leadership across the theatre service.
• Lead, support and develop theatre, cardiac catheterisation laboratory and endoscopy teams.
• Maintain high standards of patient safety, clinical governance and regulatory compliance.
• Manage staffing, resources, budgets and departmental performance.
• Support service improvement, theatre productivity and effective utilisation.
• Work collaboratively with consultants, senior leaders and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Theatre leadership

People management

Budget management

Clinical governance

Staff development

Operational leadership

Decision making

Education

NMC registration

HCPC registration (ODP)

Job description

Theatre Manager | Private Hospital | South West England

MedicsPro is recruiting an experienced Theatre Manager for a permanent position with a leading private hospital in South West England.

This is a senior operational leadership role with responsibility for a diverse surgical service comprising:

• Three operating theatres
• A hybrid cardiac catheterisation laboratory and theatre

You will lead the theatre team, oversee day-to-day operations and take responsibility for clinical quality, staffing, budgets, service performance and the effective delivery of safe patient care.

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration or registered Operating Department Practitioner with current HCPC registration
• Substantial operating theatre experience
• At least two years’ experience in a senior theatre leadership position
• Proven people management and team leadership experience
• Experience managing budgets, resources and service performance
• Strong operational, communication and decision‑making skills

Key Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical and operational leadership across the theatre service
• Lead, support and develop theatre, cardiac catheterisation laboratory and endoscopy teams
• Maintain high standards of patient safety, clinical governance and regulatory compliance
• Manage staffing, resources, budgets and departmental performance
• Support service improvement, theatre productivity and effective utilisation
• Work collaboratively with consultants, senior leaders and multidisciplinary teams

Salary and Benefits

• Competitive and negotiable salary
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Free gym membership
• Retail discounts and relocation support

Working Arrangement

• Permanent, full-time position
• 37.5 hours per week
• Predominantly Monday to Friday
• Participation in the management on‑call rota
• Current on‑call commitment of approximately one weekend in every four to six
• On‑site at a private hospital in South West England