BSc (Honours) Operating Department Practice

Program Overview

BSc (Honours) Operating Department Practice

Course summary

This course is designed by practising ODPs registered with the HCPC. You’ll be taught by professionals who are active in their field of practice and research, having worked in many specialisms across health. This wealth of innovative professional knowledge and interprofessional practice experience provides you with an in-depth understanding of what it means to be an ODP in the real world.

You’ll experience a blended approach to learning and teaching – on campus, online and in practice placements within the critical care environment. While specialising as an ODP, you’ll also have opportunities to learn with, from and about practitioners from a range of health and social care professions. This will enable you to develop an in-depth understanding of person-centred care and patient pathways.

How you learn

You learn through:

• Keynote lectures
• Seminars
• Scheduled learning experiences
• Simulated learning
• Workshops
• Tutorials
• Academic advising
• Practicals

Modules

Year 1

• Collaboration For Individual And Community Wellbeing (20 credits)
  • This module introduces you to the biopsychosocial, cognitive, political, economic, and medical factors which influence the health and wellbeing of individuals, diverse populations and communities.
• Odp Clinical Practice 1 (credits not specified)
  • The module aims to provide you with the opportunity to apply knowledge and understanding in the clinical environment to practice and develop your role as part of the multi-disciplinary team caring patients holistically undergoing minor procedures as classified by NICE guidance grades of complexity of surgery (2018).
• Odp Introduction To Odp And University Life (40 credits)
  • This module introduces knowledge and skills for the peri operative practice environment, through a blend in-person and online lectures, seminars and practical activities.
• Odp Principle Roles Of Odp (40 credits)
  • This module further develops your knowledge and skills in anaesthetics, surgery and recovery in the fit and healthy patient, enabling you to thrive as a holistic practitioner in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Personal And Professional Development (20 credits)
  • This module consolidates your progression to graduate-level study and professional practice, reflecting on your role as a professional who delivers safe and effective person-centred care.

Year 2

• Assessing And Addressing Complexity In Practice (20 credits)
  • This module is your chance to apply your professional knowledge, skills and values in an integrated manner.
• Evidence And Enquiry For Practice (20 credits)
  • This module introduces you to research and enquiry design and methods.
• Odp - Clinical Practice 2 (credits not specified)
  • This module develops your skills, knowledge and understanding in the real-world environment, attending clinical placement to demonstrate your capability and competence, supported by a practice educator.
• Odp Developing Intraoperative Practice (40 credits)
  • This module further develops your knowledge and skills in pathophysiology and patient complexity for anaesthetics, surgery and recovery – focusing on the impact of co-morbidities and long-term conditions.
• Odp Management And Care Of Acute And Critical Patients (40 credits)
  • This module further develops your knowledge and skills in operating department practice in the acute and critically ill patient, enabling you to develop and thrive as part of the multi-disciplinary team.

Year 3

• Complexity & Leadership In Professional Practice (20 credits)
  • This module develops your systematic understanding of leadership and education concepts in practice.
• Odp Clinical Practice 3 (credits not specified)
  • This module develops your understanding of the clinical environment to manage complex patient care requirements, or patients undergoing major procedures.
• Odp Developing The Practice Educator (40 credits)
  • This module brings together the knowledge you’ve gained throughout the course, focusing on aspects that are relevant to the critical care environment, in relation to education in practice.
• Odp Enhanced Perioperative Practice (20 credits)
  • This module develops your knowledge and understanding of clinical enhanced skills, with tools to critically evaluate the care you provide.
• The Advancing Professional (40 credits)
  • This module enables you to undertake a sustained, in-depth piece of independent learning, demonstrating a critical understanding and applying appropriate research methods within a piece of work.

Future careers

There are a variety of career pathways for ODP and from our recent graduates, including employment in:

• Healthcare trusts (NHS and private)
• Universities
• Healthcare company rep roles
• Private clinics
• Scrub specialisms
• Anaesthetics specialisms
• Clinical specialisms such as paediatrics
• Physicians Associate in Anaesthesia (PAA) roles
• Surgical First Assistant (SFA) roles
• Advanced Clinical Practice roles
• Physicians Associate roles
• Education mentoring or teaching
• Research roles
• Leadership roles
• The armed forces

Equipment and facilities

Our on-campus teaching is delivered across a range of settings. This includes our simulated operating theatre, specialist equipment and clinical ward environments – where you can collaborate with your peers to develop and apply the theoretical knowledge gained in preparation for practice.

On the course, you’ll work with and have access to:

• A simulated operating theatre
• Anaesthetic machines
• Operating table and positioning equipment
• Clinical ward environments
• High-fidelity simulation equipment
• Specialist manikins
• An extensive specialist visiting lecturer pool
• A dedicated learning and teaching support librarian
• A specialist health and wellbeing learning resource centre
• An experienced student support officer network

Entry requirements

• UCAS points: 112-120
• A levels: BBC-BBB
• BTEC National Diploma: DDM
• T level: Merit overall from a Health or Science T level qualification
• Access to HE Diploma: From a QAA recognised Access to HE course in health studies, health science, nursing or another science-based course
• FdSc Professional Practice in Health & Social Care: If you are in the process of completing or have successfully completed the above programme at one of our partner colleges
• GCSEs: Science at grade C or 4 or equivalents, Maths at grade D or 4 or equivalents, English Language or Literature at grade C or 4 or equivalents
• IELTS: 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent

Fees and funding

• Home students: £9,535 per year
• International students: £19,155 per year, which includes an annual placement supplement of £2,000
• NHS Learning Support Fund: Offers a non-repayable training grant of £5,000 per year to all eligible new and current pre-registration students
• Additional financial support: Up to the value of around £5,000, including parental support, travel/accommodation expenses and a financial hardship fund.