This BSc Hons Operating Department Practitioner course will prepare you to provide high standards of care to patients undergoing surgery. You will learn to work with a team of highly skilled surgeons, anaesthetists and nurses in an Operating Department in NHS Trust Hospitals and the Independent sector.
The course combines both academic and clinical practice. This allows you to put your learning into practice and develop the skills required to care for patients, primarily in the operating department. Some students will have the opportunity to complete a Surgical First Assistant Skills endorsement and develop specialist skills to assist surgeons during surgery.
Graduates of this course will be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a registered Operating Department Practitioner.
What you should know about this course
What you will study
Year 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology (30 credits)
- Technology to Support Patient Care Within the Operating Theatre Department (30 credits)
- Introduction to Operating Department Practice (30 credits)
- Professional and Academic Development (30 credits)
Year 2
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Pathophysiology: Illness and its impact upon individuals (15 credits)
- Enhancing Operating Department Practice (30 credits)
- Care of the Emergency Surgical Patient (30 credits)
- Medicines Management (15 credits)
- Understanding Research in Evidence Based Practice (30 credits)
Year 3
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Advancing Operating Department Practice (30 credits)
- Role Transition to Registered Operating Department Practitioner (30 credits)
- Exploring Evidence for Professional Practice (30 credits)
Students are required to choose 30 credits from this list of options.
- Surgical First Assistant Skills (30 credits)
- Surgical First Assistant Skills (Endorsement) (30 credits)
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