**Please note this course starts early in the lask week of August.**
Develop the confidence, attitudes and skills you need to work as an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) in areas such as anaesthesia, intensive care, A&E, and transplant or air-ambulance teams. This is an exciting, fast-changing field with opportunities to work all over the world.
This highly practical course will develop your clinical skills in live settings. You’ll learn to take responsibility for a patient’s all-round welfare and to assess their journey through the surgical environment. You’ll also learn to work as part of a theatre team made up of professionals from a variety of clinical disciplines. We’ll explain how you can do all of this safely, and within current legal, ethical and professional boundaries.
Thanks to our three-year placement schedule, our students get experience of working in all the essential clinical specialities. We offer placements in leading NHS and private hospitals:
Essex: Colchester, Basildon, Harlow, Southend, Broomfield, Springfield (all theory will be taught at Chelmsford)
Cambridgeshire: Addenbrooke's, Hinchingbrooke, Papworth, Peterborough, Kings Lynn (all theory will be taught at Cambridge)
London: Whittington, North Middlesex University Hospital, Newham University Hospital, Royal Free Hospital (all theory will be taught at Chelmsford).
Many of your teaching sessions will be led/delivered by people who already work in the field, so you can benefit from their experience, insight and expertise. We’ll also look at how you can use research and reflection in your day-to-day work.
We’re dedicated to the continual improvement of every aspect of healthcare and delivering the values set out in the NHS Constitution.
Our course meets the standards set by the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) so when you graduate, you’ll be able to register and work as an operating department practitioner.
Course Details - Modules
Year one, core modules
Introduction to Perioperative Practice
Exploring Aspects of Anatomy and Physiology
Principles and Practices of Anaesthesia
Practical Concepts in Anatomy and Physiology
Care of the Patient in the Surgical Environment
Year two, core modules
Perioperative Pharmacology and Physiology
Care of the Patient Undergoing Anaesthesia
Promoting Best Practice in the Operating Theatre
Post-Anaesthetic and Acute Care
Year three, core modules
Research Methods
Enhanced Clinical Skills in Perioperative and Critical Care
Undergraduate Major Project
Leadership Practice in Health and Social Care (Distance Learning)
Course Details – Assessment Method
We carry out regular assessment so that you and your tutors can monitor your progress. Besides exams, you'll be assessed on assignments, presentations, research critiques, critical-incident analyses, case studies, literature reviews, and specialised practice competencies.
This is a three-year programme
Please note that you will need to complete all of the above core modules. This course does not have any optional modules. Modules are subject to change and availability.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
B991
Institution code:
A60
Campus Name:
Cambridge Campus
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
80 UCAS Tariff points from a minimum of 2 A Levels (or equivalent).
UCAS Tariff points from a minimum of 2 A Levels (or equivalent).
80 UCAS Tariff points from Access to HE Diplomas
80 UCAS Tariff points acquired from BTEC Level 3 Diplomas are accepted.
If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 7.0 ( Academic level), or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.
2020 Entry requirements are under review for the next cycle and have been published using the current cycle information. Please check back when apply opens for the exact requirements
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