eGlobalconnect
Login Shortlist

Operating Department Practice BSc

5.0 rating based on 5 ratings

Operating Department Practice BSc

Enquire now

    Enquire

    Please fill in your details below







    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Bachelor

    • Duration:

      3 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

    • Start Date:

      01 September 2019

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 9,250 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    institution

    Sheffield Hallam University

    Sheffield Hallam University’s beginnings were humble enough. It was founded as the Sheffield school of Design in 1843 to support the burgeoning industries of the region. Lessons were delivered I a rented room above the public baths, and few had more than 40 attendees. By the 1850s there were more than 1000 students and the […]

    read more

    Course Summary

    When one imagines a surgery, one assumes that everyone in the operating room is a doctor or a nurse. In fact, there are many medical professionals present who are neither. Skilled operating department practitioners of all kinds are needed to keep both NHS and private medical facilities running – often more than the UK’s universities can produce.

    A BSc in Operating Department Practice from Sheffield Hallam University is designed to turn out highly skilled graduates who can assist doctors and surgeons during medical interventions and surgeries. On graduation, you’ll be able to register with the Health Care Professions Council as an operating department practitioner.

    You’ll learn via classes and a range of clinical placements in hospital operating theatres. You’ll develop advanced interdisciplinary collaborative skills by working with students from a wide range of social or health care professions, and through closely supervised work with actual patients in various clinical contexts.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This is a 3 year program for most students.

    Year 1 Modules:

    • ODP Fundamentals
    • ODP – Surgical Practice 1
    • ODP – Clinical Education 1
    • ODP – Applied Science 1
    • ODP – Anaesthetic Practice 1
    • Foundations For Effective Collaborative Practice

    Year 2 Modules:

    • ODP – Surgical Practice 2
    • ODP – Research For Practice
    • ODP – Clinical Education 2
    • ODP – Applied Science 2
    • ODP – Anaesthetic Practice 2
    • Developing Capability For Effective Collaborative Practice

    Year 3 (Placement)

    Sheffield Hallam University will help to arrange placements throughout your Operating Department practice training, but your third year will be primarily spent in clinical placement. This will almost certainly be in cooperation with an NHS teaching hospital.

    You’ll be working in the heart of an actual operating theatre, learning directly from a mentor with years of experience in this unique role. This kind of real world patient-facing experience is vital to building your skills and achieving accreditation through the Health Care Professions Council.

    Learning & Teaching

    Though you will certainly learn in traditional academic ways as well, this program is extremely focused on practical skills and learning to work in a clinical context. You’ll be responsible for managing your own learning process. This will involve classroom sessions, sessions guided by a tutor or by yourself, and a wide range of simulated practice sessions. These involve a simulated working environment where you will learn as a team with other students.

    Career Possiblities

    The clinical placement portion of this degree should not be underestimated. You’ll spend a great deal of time learning by doing, practicing the skills you’ll need with real patients in a teaching hospital context. By the time you graduate, you’ll have the skills that you need to take on a role in education, in a sterile supply department, on a transplant team, in an A&E department, or on the operating floor working with anaesthesiologists and surgeons.

    Entry Credit

    Successful completion will result in a 3 year BSc degree.

    Applicants must typically have achieved 112 UCAS tariff points, or the international equivalent. Beyond that, a wide range of qualifications are accepted.

    International qualifications for this course can be found here. All classes are taught in English, and international students will be required to show proficiency in English by achieving an IELTS score of 6.5 overall and no less than 5.5 in any one section.

    Related Courses

    Reviews

    Please sign in to shortlist your item

    Login No, Thanks!

    Please sign in for add Review

    Login No, Thanks!