BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice at University of Bedfordshire

This degree is designed for healthcare workers interested in becoming registered operating department practitioners (ODPs), offering compassionate, safe and effective care through the perioperative period. You develop the skills to offer coordinated, patient-centred care alongside surgeons, anaesthetists and theatre nurses in operating theatres, emergency departments, intensive care and recovery. Eligible students may receive £5,000 a year NHS learning support funding.

Faculty: School of Society, Community and Health  |  Department: Nursing, Midwifery & Health  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Luton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Units include Professional identities for operating department practitioners; Change management and innovative practice; Pharmacology and pathophysiology for perioperative practice; Evidence-based practice for operating department practitioners; Mental health matters; Advancing perioperative practice; Operating department practice project; Supervision and leadership for perioperative practice.

Career pathways

Graduates are eligible to apply to register with the Health and Care Professions Council as an operating department practitioner, and can specialise in areas such as paediatrics, critical care and cardiovascular surgery or progress to MSc and PhD study.

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