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Theatre Manager
Theatre Manager
Nuffield Health The Holly Hospital | Buckhurst Hill IG9 5HX | Permanent | Full Time | 37.5 hours
At Nuffield Health, our patients, customers and partners deserve the very best. We’re committed to delivering exceptional care — care that is safe, effective and truly patient‑centred. Now, we’re looking for an experienced Theatre Manager to drive high clinical standards, champion safety and lead a motivated, skilled perioperative team.
If you’re an accomplished clinical leader ready to influence change, raise standards and shape the future of our theatre services, this opportunity is not to be missed!
About the Role
As our Theatre Manager, you will take full accountability for clinical effectiveness, operational performance and workforce leadership across Theatre, Endoscopy and HSSU. You’ll be a visible, confident and inspiring leader who sets the tone for excellence, builds a strong safety culture and ensures every patient receives high‑quality, evidence‑based perioperative care.
You will collaborate with the senior leadership team by supporting strategic planning and driving continuous improvement across your service.
What You’ll Lead and Deliver:
Safety
- Build a proactive, “always safe” culture where concerns are raised and acted on
- Drive compliance with governance, infection prevention, regulatory standards and clinical policies
- Lead incident investigations, risk assessments and safeguarding activity
- Maintain a robust risk register and ensure accurate clinical reporting
Effectiveness
- Champion clinical excellence and evidence‑based practice
- Lead governance activity and ensure quality improvements are embedded
- Oversee departmental resources, budgets, workforce planning and service development
- Ensure high performance across clinical KPIs, theatre utilisation and audit outcomes
- Coach staff to develop clinical competencies and deliver outstanding care
Patient Experience
- Promote The Nuffield Way of Caring through kindness, dignity and compassion
- Be visible and accessible to patients, families and colleagues
- Analyse patient feedback and outcomes to continually enhance service quality
- Ensure seamless pathways, effective communication and a positive patient journey
Leadership
- Inspire, mentor and develop a high‑performing multidisciplinary team
- Celebrate individuality, encourage openness and support “freedom to speak up”
- Lead recruitment, retention and succession planning across the department
- Promote equality, diversity and inclusion
- Act as a role model for professionalism, standards and behaviour
We are looking for a highly skilled, experienced and confident clinical leader who can truly make an impact
You will have:
- Registration with the NMC or HCPC
- Significant post‑registration experience within theatres
- Proven leadership and people management capability
- Strong understanding of clinical governance, risk management and regulatory compliance
- Excellent communication skills and confidence managing complex situations
- Experience in budget management, demand and capacity planning
- A mentorship qualification and ongoing commitment to CPD
- A leadership/management qualification (desirable)
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.
About us
The Holly Hospital is located in Buckhurst Hill, Essex and is one of the South East’s leading private hospitals. For over 35 years, we have provided first-class independent healthcare for the local community.
The Holly can offer you a peaceful stay and fast access to a consultant. We are renowned locally for our high standards of nursing care and friendly atmosphere.
We welcome patients who have private medical insurance or choose to pay for their own treatment. The Holly also provides some specialist services to NHS patients.
Our expert team
The Holly Hospital works with over 300 consultants and other specialists in the South East. Many of these healthcare professionals also work in the NHS and are leaders in their field.
We employ more than 370 hospital staff, including highly experienced nurses. All of our nurses are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Our dedicated team make sure that you get the best possible care and treatment.
Our facilities
- 24 consulting rooms
- 39 beds
- 5 theatres
- 6 treatment rooms
- 8 day care beds/seats
- 6 private rooms with seats
- 6 chemotherapy bays/beds
- Pharmacy
- 2 MRI
- CT
- 3 Ultrasound
- X-Ray
- DEXA
- Mammography
- BUPA accredited breast and bowel care centre
- Oral surgery and dentistry suite
- Physiotherapy and sports centre
- Pathology laboratory
- Decontamination Department
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.
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It starts with you.
Rewards & Benefits
Helping you be and feel your best.
Annual Leave
25 days + Bank Holidays, increasing to 27 days after 5 years and to 30 days after 10 years of service.
Nuffield Health Healthcare Plan
Membership is free for employees and you can add partner and dependants at your own cost.
*eligibility criteria applies.
Financial Wellbeing
A range of employee benefits through a Financial Wellbeing provider – including affordable loans repaid through salary, access to your pay when you need it, simple savings, a government Help to Save scheme and money insights.
Cycle to Work Scheme
Save money, get fit and reduce your carbon footprint by taking advantage of this tax-efficient scheme to get a new bike.
Gym Membership
Free membership to any Nuffield Health gym, plus discounted memberships for family members.
Online GP
Discounted access to secure video and telephone GP consultations and a suite of healthcare management tools, provided by digital healthcare company Doctor Care Anywhere.
Emotional Wellbeing Support
Access to our Emotional Wellbeing services and discounted virtual, telephone, and face-to-face treatment.
Healthcare Scheme
Provides you with access to treatment in our own hospitals (or other Nuffield Health approved facilities).
Overtime
For clinical roles grade 9 and below, the overtime is at a standard rate of pay. For unsocial hours, you’ll be paid an additional enhancement to your salary at the following rates: Nights Hours worked between 7pm and 7am on any day of the week, 30% of basic hourly rate. Weekends Hours worked between 7am and 7pm on a Saturday or Sunday, 20% of basic hourly rate. Bank Holidays Hours worked between midnight and midnight of a bank holiday, 100% of basic hourly rate.
The Nuffield Health Academy
Professional Development Programmes
Our Professional Development Programmes will support your career development with industry-leading training opportunities. And, because we work in smaller teams, you’ll experience a real sense of collaborative teamwork.
THE NUFFIELD HEALTH ACADEMY
Leading at every level
We have various Leadership & Talent programmes aimed at developing our future leaders, from discovering leadership through to established and senior leadership programmes. Wherever you are in your career, we’ll provide the support if you have the drive and ambition to become one of our leaders.
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Apprenticeships
We’re committed to nurturing the talent of the future. That’s why we support people on Apprenticeships in all areas of our organisation, regardless of age or skill level. With 50+ available programmes, you’ll start your career with us as part of a close-knit, welcoming team.
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Preceptorship Programme
As a newly qualified Nurse/ODP, you have a great future ahead at Nuffield Health. Our 12-month Preceptorship programme is a learning journey designed to support newly qualified or newly registered Nurses, Nursing Associates and Applied Health Professionals to confidently settle into their careers and thrive within clinical practice at Nuffield Health.
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Hints & Tips
Help with your application.
Once you’ve found the right role for you, you can apply online. All you need to do at this stage is submit your CV, a covering email, and a few personal details.
Our recruitment team screens all of the applications we receive. So, if they see that you’ve got the right sort of skills and experience needed for the role, your details will be passed on to the relevant hiring manager. Then, if you fit all the criteria at this stage, you’ll be invited to take part in a video, telephone or face-to-face interview.
CV
Think about the skills and qualities asked for in the job description and show how you’ve applied those same skills and qualities in other roles. Focus on the things that will make us want to see more of you.
Covering email
Your CV will contain details about why you’d be a good fit for the role, but it’s well worth adding a short, snappy paragraph pulling out the two or three most compelling reasons as to why you’d be perfect for the job in your covering email..
Video interview
The video interview lasts 15-20 minutes if you get to this stage. On the day, look the part, be aware of your surroundings and practice your answers to feel prepared. Most of all, relax and be yourself.
DBS Checks
Some of our roles require a DBS check and they are processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) as part of the recruitment process. These checks are to assist employers in making safer recruitment decisions. However, a check is just one part of robust recruitment practice.
Documents
You could be asked to provide proof of vaccinations as part of our Occupational Health pre-employment screening. We know it can be time consuming to get this information if you don’t already have it to hand, so we encourage you to start preparing this information to avoid any delays to the onboarding process.
Your current studies
If you are currently undertaking any strudies, education or apprenticeships, its worth noting there are some training provider we're not partnered with, and therefore potentially unable to support your continued learning. Ensure you share this at interview and for queries contact psc@nuffieldhealth.com
Feedback on applications
Due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to provide individual feedback from an inital application.