Seeking a rewarding career as a key member of a surgical team in the operating department? This BSc Operating Department Practice degree is for you.
Operating Department Practitioners help respond to the physical and psychological needs of patients in surgery.
The course places great emphasis on practical learning so you’ll get to experience live clinical environments.
Working under supervision, you will help with daily duties, learning by observing, shadowing and practising.
You’ll have access to our state-of-the-art clinical skills and anatomy laboratories.
Why study with us
- You’ll have access to our state-of-the-art clinical skills and anatomy laboratories.
- Topics you’ll study include the anaesthetic, surgical and recovery phases of Operating Department Practice, anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, embedding change and leadership and management in the perioperative environment.
- Once you graduate, you’ll be able to work in operating departments and be eligible to apply for statutory registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
What you'll do
- You’ll develop your career, enhance your knowledge and skills, and gain an academic qualification.
- Clinical placements are provided in NHS Trusts to enhance your personal and professional development.
- University and staff and services provide an excellent level of support for you on this course to allow you to succeed in your studies.
Module overview
Compulsory modules
• HI1304: Fundamentals of Operating Department Practice
• H11305: Operating Department Practice Clinical Competencies
• H11306: Foundations of Professional Healthcare Practice
• H11307: Application of Anatomy and Physiology to Operating Department Practice
• H11308: Learning in a Healthcare Practice and University Setting
Year 2
Compulsory modules
• H12305: Development of Operating Department Practice
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HI2306: Operating Department Practice Clinical Competencies
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HI2307: Management of Disease Processes and Long-Term Conditions
• H12308: Evidence for Practice
Year 3
Compulsory modules
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HI3307: Enhancement of Operating Department Practice
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HI3308: Transitioning to Operating Department Practitioner
• NU3113: Work-Based Practice Project
• NU3268: Developing Leadership Skills
Course delivery
Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Future careers
With a BSc in Operating Department Practice you could work as an ODP in an NHS Trust or private healthcare provider in the UK.
After a period of employment as an ODP, some graduates have also progressed on to posts in education in universities and NHS Trusts, leadership and management posts in the operating department, Advanced Practice posts in critical care, and sales representatives. Some graduates have moved to work overseas and posts are typically available for ODPs in New Zealand.
Learners who successfully complete this programme are eligible to apply to register as an Operating Department Practitioner with the Health and Care Professions Council.
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