Introduction
Team Owners have elevated permissions to manage their teams, including adding members and managing team settings. As an Organisation Administrator, you can revoke these elevated privileges by demoting a Team Owner back to a standard team member. This action removes their team management permissions while keeping them as an active member of the team.
Before You Start
- You must be an Organisation Administrator to demote Team Owners
- The user you're demoting must currently have Team Owner status
- You cannot demote yourself if you are the only admin viewing your own Team Owner role
Steps
- From the sidebar, click Teams to expand the teams accordion
- Click the name of the team containing the Team Owner you wish to demote
- Click the Members tab to view all team members
- Locate the user you want to demote by looking at the Team Role column — Team Owners are labeled as "Team Owner" whilst standard members show "Member"
- Click the kebab menu (⋮) icon in the Actions column on the Team Owner's row
- From the dropdown menu, click Demote to Team Member
- A confirmation dialogue appears asking "Are you sure you want to demote [First Name] [Last Name] to a team member?"
- Click Yes to confirm the demotion
- The dialogue closes automatically and the team member list refreshes
- The user's Team Role column now displays "Member" instead of "Team Owner"
What Happens After Demotion
Once demoted, the user:
- Remains an active member of the team
- Retains access to all team patients and clinical functions
- Can no longer rename the team or manage team settings
- Can no longer add or remove team members
- Can no longer manage handover categories or update the team memo
- Can still view patients, create actions, and participate in handovers
The demotion is recorded in the team's audit log as "User team role updated."
Tips
- Multiple Owners: Teams can have multiple Team Owners. Demoting one does not affect the others
- Silent Update: There is no success notification toast — the change is confirmed by the updated Team Role column
- Reversal: You can promote the user back to Team Owner at any time by clicking Promote to Team Owner from their kebab menu
- Last Owner: CAREFUL allows you to demote the last Team Owner, leaving a team with no owners. Whilst technically possible, it's recommended to maintain at least one Team Owner per team for management continuity