Log in or sign up to access the BHE UNI student portal
Doctors and nurses aren’t the only key players in hospitals and healthcare settings: Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) also play a crucial role. If you’d like to be part of the valuable team helping patients prepare, undergo, and recover from surgery, then this course is for you.
The operating department assists patients throughout their time in whichever healthcare setting they may be in. Gain both expertise and experience with a combination of academic study and clinical practice in a real world environment at our clinical allocation hospitals.
Thanks to our specialist skills and valuable work placements, you’ll graduate with excellent career prospects, as well as the opportunity to become accredited and registered as an ODP with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
A Level BBC or;
BTEC National Diploma DMM or;
Access to HE qualifications in Nursing or similar with 15 Distinctions and 30 Merits or;
Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 112 UCAS points
Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths, Science and English or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
20 hours per week.
Basic anatomy and physiology for perioperative practice
Introduction to perioperative practice skills
Caring for individuals in the perioperative environment
Understanding fundamental surgery practice
Understanding fundamental anaesthetic practice
Concepts of inter-professional and collaborative practice
Developing Operating Department Practice skills – complex care needs
Ambulatory care/ Day surgery practice skills
Applied anatomy and physiology for perioperative practice
Post anaesthesia care skills
Scope of professional practice for Operating Department Practitioners
Appraising evidence for research informed practice
Preparation for Advanced Perioperative Practice
Pathophysiology and pharmacology for perioperative practice
Contemporary issues in perioperative practice
Enhanced recovery and emergency care in theatres
Improving quality, change management and leadership
If your first language is not English you must have the following minimum International English Language Test Score (IELTS) results at the time of applying:
7.0 overall or equivalent
7.0 in the listening and reading sections
7.0 in the writing and speaking sections.
Other programmes you might be interested in.
For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.
BHE UNI - Search
Get tailored advice on courses and career paths from a BHE UNI mentor.
Your consultation request has been submitted successfully. We will contact you shortly.