Operating Department Practice, BSc - 2017/18

100% of Operating Department Practice graduates were in employment six months after completing their studies. Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education, 2013/14 Our Operating Department Practice degree enables you to become a confident, capable operating department practitioner who is competent to carry out complex activities in all areas of the hospital operating department. Our staff have extensive experience in this field of practice, and in interprofessional education which is key to today’s integrated team working within hospitals. The BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice degree is planned to provide you with the opportunity to gain Surgical First Practitioner status within the course. You are supported in learning about the assessment, planning and delivery of individualised care from admission through to the immediate postoperative PACU (post anaesthesia care unit). The demands placed on Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) mean you will learn to take responsibility for managing all aspects of patient care within the operating department. The course prepares you to work in a wide range of clinical situations supporting patients as they prepare for, undergo and recover from routine and emergency surgical and anaesthetic procedures. Operating department practice education has been delivered at Canterbury Christ Church for over 20 years. We were the first university to develop a BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice degree in the UK and be approved by the Health and Care Professions Council. You will be taught by a dedicated and experienced teaching team and will learn in a supportive student friendly environment.