Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons) BSc (Hons) BSc (Hons)

**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.** <br/><br/>**Home fee-paying students can access a non-repayable maintenance grant of at least £5,000 per year. You may also be eligible for additional financial support based on your circumstances. Learn more at www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/health-and-social-care/fees-and-funding**<br/><br/>**Course summary**<br/><br/><br/>- Qualify for practice with College of Operating Department Practitioners accreditation.<br/><br/><br/>- Learn theory in operating theatres, maternity units, critical care and A&Es.<br/><br/><br/>- Get hands-on practice in simulated operating theatre, ward and anatomy labs.<br/><br/><br/>- Be eligible to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) under the protected title of Operating Department Practitioner (ODP).<br/><br/><br/>ODPs are the only undergraduate Allied Health Profession in the UK trained to work in operating theatres. You’ll learn to work effectively as an autonomous practitioner. You’ll work alongside anaesthetists, surgeons and others to prepare and assist during surgical and anaesthetic procedures – transforming the experiences of care for patients. <br/><br/>**How you learn**<br/><br/>All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.<br/><br/>On this course you’ll gain the knowledge and skills you need to enter highly skilled employment. At every level of the course you’ll experience a variety of clinical environments to give you real-world insight. This will enhance your employability and prepare you for your career as an ODP in the dynamic health and social care sector.<br/><br/>The course is grounded in research and collaboration. By learning alongside other professions and students, you’ll develop knowledge, confidence and a strong professional identity.<br/><br/>You learn through<br/><br/><br/>- theoretical lectures, tutorials and seminars<br/><br/><br/>- clinical practice-based learning<br/><br/><br/>- simulation<br/><br/><br/>- technology-enhanced learning<br/><br/><br/>- practical sessions<br/><br/><br/>- virtual and distance learning<br/><br/><br/>- independent learning<br/><br/><br/>You will be supported in your learning journey towards highly skilled, graduate level employment through a number of key areas. These include<br/><br/><br/>- access to our unique student support triangle to help with your personal, academic and career development<br/><br/><br/>- access to our Skills Centre with one to ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments<br/><br/><br/>- industry-specific employability activities such as live projects, learning in simulated environments and networking opportunities.<br/><br/><br/>**Applied learning**<br/><br/>**Work placements**<br/><br/>You’ll apply the theory you study to practice-based learning experiences. Here you’ll develop critical and ethical approaches to your practice – preparing you to become a life-long, competent professional. The experiences you’re provided with are compulsory to achieve the course’s practice-based learning outcomes.<br/><br/>These experiences will help you build your skills, confidence, creativity, resilience, integrity, and curiosity. They’ll take place in different practice-based learning environments – reflecting the range of ways services are currently delivered. <br/><br/>We’ll ensure the practice-based learning element of your course complies with the requirements of the Professional and Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) which governs the ODP profession.<br/><br/>**Future careers**<br/><br/>This course prepares you for a career in<br/><br/><br/>- operating theatres<br/><br/><br/>- recovery units<br/><br/><br/>- critical care<br/><br/><br/>- resuscitation and A&E<br/><br/><br/>- further studies leading to roles such as Surgical First Assistant (SFA), Anaesthesia Associate, Surgical Care Practitioner<br/><br/><br/>- leadership and management<br/><br/><br/>**Equipment and facilities**<br/><br/>On this course you work with<br/><br/><br/>- a simulation operating theatre and other clinical environments<br/><br/><br/>- clinical skills rooms<br/><br/><br/>- dissection laboratories<br/><br/><br/>- anatomy laboratories<br/>