BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice (Pre Registration) at University of West London

Programme overview

Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) are highly skilled Allied Health Professionals, delivering expert care during three phases of a patient’s journey: Anaesthetic care - supporting patients and working alongside the anaesthetic team to ensure safe and effective induction and maintenance of anaesthesia Surgical (scrub and circulating) care - assisting the surgical team during procedures, ensuring the right instruments and support are available exactly when needed Post-anaesthetic (recovery) care - delivering expert monitoring and care as patients safely recover from anaesthesia.

Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice course is designed with an equal balance of theory and hands‑on experience: 50% university‑based learning and 50% practice placements, ensuring you develop the confidence and capability needed to excel as an ODP. Modules include: support your transition into higher education and healthcare practice; Human Anatomy and Physiology; The Context for Professional Practice; Clinical Skills for Perioperative Practice 1; Becoming an Effective Practitioner; Surgical Practice; Care of Patients with Complex Conditions; Anaesthesia and Post Anaesthetic Practice; Clinical Skills for Perioperative Practice 2; to understand the importance of patient safety in the perioperative environment.

Career pathways

On successful completion of this operating department practice course, you will be eligible to apply to register with the HCPC as an Operating Department Practitioner.

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Application information

Entry requirements

104; UCAS points required; from level 3 qualifications; These can include: A Levels at grade B, C and C, or above. BTEC Extended Diploma with Distinction, Merit, Merit; Access to HE Diploma; T Levels. You also need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9 - 4 / A* - C) or Level 2 equivalents. Please note, if your prior qualifications were awarded overseas and you intend to satisfy Level 2 English language requirements through an English Proficiency Test, you must achieve scores comparable to IELTS 7.0 in speaking, reading and listening and 6.5 in writing. We will also consider your application if you have an Access to Nursing / Health or Social care / Science qualification with a Merit / Distinction profile. Experience and recent study. We recommend that you have some experience of: studying in the past five years. working in a health/social care setting (paid/voluntary). You will be asked to provide a satisfactory reference along with your application form. Occupational Health and DBS; All offers are subject to satisfactory: enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). occupational health clearance - the Department of Health requires all new Exposure Prone Procedures (EPP) workers, including students, to be tested for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. The consent, test and managed process of results will be carried out by our Occupational Health Provider. Find out more about the occupational health clearance requirements, tests and immunisations . (pdf, 723kb); Selection Process. If you have the qualifications for this course, you will be asked to attend an individual values-based interview (click to read HCPC guidance) with an academic, clinician and service user/carer. UCAS/course code: B991.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Tuition for: Full-time (3 years, September 2027). Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.uwl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-apply-undergraduates

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