Course Details
Course Name
BSc Operating Department Practice
Level of study
Undergraduate
Study Mode
Fulltime
Duration
3 Years
Start Term
Sept
Country
United Kingdom
City
Cardiff
Course Subject
- Medicine & Health
Course Fees
Inside EU: 9000
Outside EU: 0000.00
Universities
Cardiff University
Description
The BSc Operating Department Practice course aims to prepare you for the demands of clinical practice and provide you with a platform for a rewarding career in operating departments and other medical settings.
Operating Department Practitioners are registered health professionals who work both autonomously and as skilled members of an inter-professional team. They support patients’ emotional and physical wellbeing during surgery through ensuring infection control and safety standards are met, monitor patients’ vital signs and manage patients’ pain. During surgery, they are responsible for monitoring equipment and disposables.
Our three-year course combines university study with clinical placements, working alongside practising professionals and with patients. Through a vibrant interdisciplinary environment we aim to supply a shared learning, inter-professional education which is not available at many institutions. The degree aims to prepare you for clinical practice, and enables you to continue learning beyond registration, promoting continuous improvement in patient care.
Graduates will be eligible to apply for registration as an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with the Health and Care Professions Council. After qualifying, most ODPs are primarily based in the operating department, but can also work in accident and emergency departments, intensive care units, maternity departments and as members of the cardiac arrest team.
During your application to the course you will be required to demonstrate that you meet the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) good health and character, fitness to practise requirements. This will be achieved by providing a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate. All applicants will be required to have a satisfactory health screening prior to enrolment on this course, which is conducted independently by the University’s Occupational Health Department. Full guidance on this will be provided at application stage.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: We regret that this course is unable to accept applications from international fee-status applicants because of its association with the National Health Service (NHS) and the restrictions on funding and clinical placements.