If you’re fascinated by the surgical environment, our Operating Department Practice course is for you. We know that our students want to learn from the best, so many of your teaching sessions will be delivered by people who already work in the field. We’ll also look at how you can use research and reflection in your day-to-day work.
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Undergraduate - BSc (Hons)
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If you thrive on the unexpected and want to make a difference in people’s lives, a career as an operating department practitioner (ODP) could be for you.
As a student at ARU, you'll be hands-on, taking part in skills sessions throughout the course and benefitting from working in small groups. Alongside your fellow students, you'll practice skills such as airway management, surgical scrubbing, gloving and gowning, preparing a patient for surgery, communicating with patients, applying and interpreting basic and invasive monitoring, and setting up equipment. You'll also learn to prepare for emergency situations.
From the word go, you’ll be spending time in a real theatre, out on placement and in true-to-life skill labs, building up all the knowledge and skills you need for a successful career as an operating department practitioner.
Study Operating Department Practice at ARU and benefit from:
"You are not expected to know everything in the first three weeks; if things feel a bit overwhelming at the start, trust me, it will start to make sense."
Carly
BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice
Carly's top tips as an ODP