Operating Department Practice

Keen to work in a dramatic and exciting environment?

Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) work alongside surgeons, anaesthetists, and other medical staff, to provide care for patients during surgery. A role within perioperative practice, therefore, will see you work as part of a dynamic team in an operating theatre and could prove a great career choice.

On this course, you’ll practise your skills in our simulated operating theatre, enabling you to experience the operating theatre environment.

You’ll benefit from a strong grounding in theory, exploring what’s involved in the three, interconnected aspects of the role: anaesthetic, surgical and post anaesthetic. As the course progresses, you’ll move beyond the fundamentals, to delve into the role research plays in perioperative practice and explore leadership and management strategies.

Why Study Operating Department Practice BSc(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?
Our clinical placement opportunities enable you to gain valuable hands-on experience in perioperative environments; you’ll get the chance to potentially shadow an operating department practitioner (ODP), as part of interdisciplinary teams in a variety of care settings. This will allow you to see how ODPs contribute to all sorts of specialist areas in real world environments.

You can hear the experiences and viewpoints from service users and carers, who are part of the Public Partnership Group, too.

The University’s new Daphne Steele Building on the site of the National Health Innovation campus allows you to benefit from specialist clinical teaching facilities and world-leading research facilities, helping you boost your skills within the health sector.

Students on this course may be eligible to receive a non-repayable grant of at least £5,000 each year – find out more on the NHS Learning Support Fund Website.

Professional Bodies
This course is regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Why Huddersfield?
Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.

Not quite ready to start Operating Department Practice BSc(Hons)?
Successful completion of our Health Foundation Pathway will equip you with the foundation knowledge to study Operating Department Practice.

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As a student here, you’ll benefit from inspirational teaching and access to innovative facilities and high-quality teaching and learning spaces, across two close-knit campuses, located right in the heart of Huddersfield town.

The University of Huddersfield focuses on preparing you for real-world experiences in your field, with simulated workspaces such as TV and radio studios, a trading room, and mock law court and hospital facilities.

As an undergraduate student, you’ll have the opportunity to undertake professional work-related experience whilst studying at Huddersfield. Students have gained invaluable experience both in the UK and internationally, working for brands such as Honda, BT, Siemens and PwC, to name but a few. Huddersfield also offer the Global Professional Award alongside your degree so you can gain valuable skills and attributes that employers are looking for.

Located in the foothills of the Pennines and surrounded by beautiful countryside, Huddersfield is a beautiful, student-friendly town with plenty for you to explore and it enjoys a low cost of living, meaning you'll have more to do more!

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