Operating Department Practice - BSc (Hons)

University of Bedfordshire

This degree is designed for healthcare workers with an interest in becoming registered operating department practitioners (ODPs), able to offer compassionate, safe and effective care through the perioperative period - a time when people can be at their most vulnerable. You develop the skills to offer coordinated, patient-centred care alongside surgeons, anaesthetists and theatre nurses in a range of perioperative care settings including operating theatres, emergency departments, intensive care and recovery.

This course is accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (the registering body). On course completion, you will be eligible to apply for registration with the HCPC as an operating department practitioner. This course is endorsed by the College of Operating Department Practitioners.

Fully immersive simulation suites which allow you to practise your skills in ‘real-world’ situations including: * a state-of-the-art mock operating theatre * anaesthetic equipment * recovery room * immersive suite, to practise simulation safely in different environments.

\ We currently work closely with the following practice partners: * Bedfordshire Hospitals * Milton Keynes Hospital * Northampton General Hospital * Lister Hospital * Spire Harpenden * Great Ormond Street Hospital * Royal Papworth Hospital * Harefield Hospital * Keech Hospice Care * Feed Up Warm Up, a homeless charity in Hertfordshire

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