Theatre Manager
Spire Healthcare Ltd
Ilford, IG4 5PZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 November 2026
21 days leftJob description
Spire London East Hospital is looking for an experienced Theatre Manager to lead our Theatre team. This is a key leadership role within a busy departm...
- Lead the day-to-day operation of the Theatre Department, ensuring the service is safe, efficient and delivers against key performance targets.
- Support, develop and motivate the theatre team, promoting a culture of teamwork, accountability and high-quality patient care.
- Manage workforce planning and department resources to meet operational demands.
- Oversee recruitment, induction, training, performance management and staff development.
- Create a positive learning environment through coaching, mentorship and clinical supervision.
- Manage patient feedback and complaints, identifying opportunities to improve the service and patient experience.
- Ensure information is recorded and handled in line with GDPR and Spire policies.
- Promote and maintain best practice in health and safety, governance and patient safety.
Theatre Manager | Theatre Department | Spire London East Hospital | Private Hospital | Full time - 37.5hrs | Competitive salary plus excellent benefits
Spire London East Hospital is looking for an experienced Theatre Manager to lead our Theatre team. This is a key leadership role within a busy department, with responsibility for maintaining high standards of patient care, supporting and developing staff, and ensuring the service runs safely and effectively.
You'll work closely with the wider hospital leadership team to drive performance, manage resources and create an environment where both patients and colleagues have a positive experience.
- Lead the day-to-day operation of the Theatre Department, ensuring the service is safe, efficient and delivers against key performance targets.
- Support, develop and motivate the theatre team, promoting a culture of teamwork, accountability and high-quality patient care.
- Manage workforce planning and department resources to meet operational demands.
- Oversee recruitment, induction, training, performance management and staff development.
- Create a positive learning environment through coaching, mentorship and clinical supervision.
- Manage patient feedback and complaints, identifying opportunities to improve the service and patient experience.
- Ensure information is recorded and handled in line with GDPR and Spire policies.
- Promote and maintain best practice in health and safety, governance and patient safety.
Who we're looking for
- Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with current NMC or HCPC registration.
- Significant leadership experience within a busy theatre environment.
- Proven experience managing and developing multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong understanding of theatre operations, clinical governance and patient safety.
- Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships across teams.
- Experience delivering service improvements and driving operational performance.
- A positive and collaborative leader who leads by example.
- Committed to delivering excellent patient care and supporting colleagues to do their best work.
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Free Parking onsite
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion.
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Our people are our difference, it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with current NMC or HCPC registration.
- * Significant leadership experience within a busy theatre environment.
- * Proven experience managing and developing multidisciplinary teams.
- * Strong understanding of theatre operations, clinical governance and patient safety.
- * Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships across teams.
- * Experience delivering service improvements and driving operational performance.
- * A positive and collaborative leader who leads by example.
- * Committed to delivering excellent patient care and supporting colleagues to do their best work.
Experience
Essential
- * Registered Nurse or Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with current NMC or HCPC registration.
- * Significant leadership experience within a busy theatre environment.
- * Proven experience managing and developing multidisciplinary teams.
- * Strong understanding of theatre operations, clinical governance and patient safety.
- * Confident communicator with the ability to build relationships across teams.
- * Experience delivering service improvements and driving operational performance.
- * A positive and collaborative leader who leads by example.
- * Committed to delivering excellent patient care and supporting colleagues to do their best work.
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
5 October 2026
Last checked
7 October 2026
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