Program Overview

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BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice

Overview

A crucial role in hospitals and healthcare settings is played by Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs). This course will help you develop the technical skills needed to stand out in this field. You'll gain expertise and experience through a combination of academic study and clinical practice in a real-world environment.

Why Operating Department Practice at LSBU?

• Graduates from this course are working as ODPs at Guys and St Thomas's Hospital in London.
• The course is accredited by the College of Operating Department Practitioners.
• 100% of students said this course has developed the knowledge and skills they will need for their future (National Student Survey 2024).
• Thanks to our professional links, you can become a registered operating department practitioner, approved by the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Our graduates have gone on to work as Operating Department Practitioners at major London hospitals and Trusts, including Chelsea and Westminster.
• Take valuable work placements across a variety of clinical settings, such as NHS acute Trusts, community placements, and the independent sector.
• Our Operating Department Practice critical care laboratory is part of the great facilities available and has been carefully designed to reflect hospital acute care environments.
• Ranked 2nd in London overall for Health Professions (Guardian University Guide 2024).
• Career opportunities: 94% of Health Professions graduates get graduate-level jobs or are in further education at professional or higher education level, within 15 months of graduation (Guardian University Guide 2024).
• 100% of LSBU ODP students felt positive about the academic support they received (National Student Survey 2024).
• Students on this course could be eligible to receive a non-repayable amount of up to £11,000 per academic year with the NHS Learning Support Fund.

Mode | Duration | Start date | Application code | Application method

• Mode: Full-time
• Duration: 3 years
• Start date: September
• Application code: B772
• Application method: UCAS

Course Accreditations

• HCPC

Location

• Southwark Campus

Entry Level Requirements

• UK Qualifications:
  • A Level: BBC
  • BTEC National Diploma: DMM
  • Access to HE qualifications in Nursing or similar: 15 Distinctions and 30 Merits
  • Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 112 UCAS points
• International Qualifications:
  • Equivalent qualifications and grades
• English language:
  • IELTS: 7.0 overall or equivalent
  • 7.0 in the listening and reading sections
  • 7.0 in the writing and speaking sections

Interview

• If your initial application to a Health and Social Care course is successful, you'll be invited for an interview.

Foundation Year

• If you have been out of study for a considerable amount of time or have slightly missed the entry requirements, this course, you can take your first steps to becoming a registered practitioner with our Health and Social Care Foundation year.

Advanced entry

• If you have already completed some studies at another university, we may be able to consider you for advanced entry.

Fees

• UK fee: £9535
• International fee: £17600

Course Content

• Year 1:
  • 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
• Year 2:
  • 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
• Year 3:
  • 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

Facilities

• Critical Care Laboratory

Careers

• Employability Service
• 100% of students said this course has developed the knowledge and skills they will need for their future (National Student Survey 2024).
• 94% of Health Professions graduates get graduate-level jobs or are in further education at professional or higher education level, within 15 months of graduation (Guardian University Guide 2024).
• Our graduates have gone on to work as Operating Department Practitioners at major London hospitals and Trusts, including Chelsea and Westminster.

Placements

• Clinical placements
• Support from a mentor

Teaching and Assessment

• Percentage of time spent in different learning activities:
  • Year 1: 15% lectures and seminars, 25% self-directed study, 60% work-based placements
  • Year 2: 13% lectures and seminars, 27% self-directed study, 60% work-based placements
  • Year 3: 11% lectures and seminars, 39% self-directed study, 50% work-based placements

Personal tutor

• As a Health and Social Care student, you will be allocated a named tutor during your first three weeks at LSBU.

Key Information Set Data

• Full-time:
  • 91% say staff value students' views and opinions about the course
  • 100% of students say teaching staff have supported their learning well
  • 90% in work or doing further study 15 months after the course

Related

• Therapeutic Radiography
• Adult Nursing
• Children's Nursing
• Learning Disability Nursing
• Midwifery (3 year)
• Occupational Therapy (pre-registration mode)