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OPERATING DEPARTMENT PRACTITIONER SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS
Our Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) course will give you the skills and experience to launch a rewarding career in this essential profession. ODPs provide skilled care and support to patients at all stages of an operation, from anaesthetics, throughout surgery and into recovery. They play a critical role in the hospital’s ability to carry out surgery. It is a varied role, encompassing patient care, teamwork and attention to detail.
NOTUITIONFEES: UKstudents**
Apply for an enhanced support package through the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme. (**conditions apply)
Operating Department Practitioners provide holistic care for a diverse range of patient groups, both within and beyond the operating theatre. Throughout this integrated course, you will learn how to deliver patient-centred perioperative (before, during and after surgery) care to patients as well as how to manage people and resources within the surgical environment. Our academic staff are qualified nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals, providing an exceptional combination of theoretical rigour, professional insight, and practical expertise. Our excellent facilities include a realistic clinical suite so you can put your theoretical knowledge into practice in an environment that reflects as closely as possible the actual conditions that you will experience when you go on placement in a hospital or community setting. We have excellent working relationships with many healthcare providers, so you will have access to a wide range of clinical experiences across South West Wales. These include hospital placements in the NHS and independent sector.
TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1 • Effective Communication and
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Teamwork to Enhance Patient Safety • Fundamental Principles of Clinical Practice: Anaesthetics, Surgery, and Post-anaesthetic Care • Planning and Meeting the Needs of Individual Patients • Theatre Etiquette Year 2 • Clinical Decision Making Relating to Holistic Patient Care • Evidence and its Application to Patient Care • Key Concepts in Perioperative Care • Leadership and Supervision Strategies Year 3 • Acute Care Beyond the Operating Theatre • Decision Making and Professional Development • Techniques of Analysis and Enquiry within Perioperative Care • Understanding Perioperative Care and its Limits
TYPICAL OFFER: BCC (Health or science-related courses desirable)
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 160)
FUTURE CAREERS: Successful completion of the course will allow you to apply for registration with the Heath and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and gain employment as an Operating Department Practitioner. You can expect a starting salary of £25,654 rising to £39,026 for an experienced Operating Department Practitioner. ▲ 3 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page BSc Single Honours ▲ Operating Department Practitioner ^
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