Operating Department Practice

Operating Department Practice (ODP)
Dip HE (ODP)

This programme will now be offered at Staffordshire University. For details of the programme and how to apply please see:

http://www.staffs.ac.uk/course/18B76100.jsp

The Operating Department Practice course has been developed as part of a collaborative venture between Keele and Staffordshire Universities, offering a wide variety of placements in both the independent and statutory sectors. Operating Department Practitioners are an integral part of the surgical team working across the spectrum of care within the anaesthetic, theatre and recovery suits. The comprehensive course content will allow students to develop the skills and knowledge required for them to provide care for patients during the anaesthetic, surgical and post-anaesthetic phases of their surgical experience. Successful completion of the course will provide the student with eligibility for admission to the Health Professions Council’s Professional Register of Operating Department Practitioners.

The Diploma (HE) in Operating Department Practice is a two year programme designed to prepare practitioners for practice in all areas of patient care in the operating department. The pre registration diploma is run in collaboration with Keele and Staffordshire Universities. Staffordshire University hosting the March cohort and Keele University hosting September cohort.

The programme will draw on the experience and knowledge of current practitioners and university-based tutors in the delivery of a high quality programme of education. Utilising our strong links with colleagues in the clinical environment, we are able to provide experience of clinical practice in a wide range of specialist areas

The course aims to provide a professional body of knowledge on which practice will be based but, more importantly, will develop skills and knowledge to enable practitioners to continue their professional development throughout their career.

Learning will take place in a relaxed, informal environment, conducive to debate and discussion of key health care issues. Students will be expected to participate in self-directed study activities in preparation for tutorial sessions and assessments. These may culminate in the presentation of information in report format (as with assignments), as presentations to peers or in engagement with their module tutor via a virtual learning environment. Formative assessment will be conducted to monitor student development. A range of formative techniques will be used, e.g. work books, role play/simulation, tests, problem-based learning.

The Award is delivered on a block-release basis. University input will be delivered at Staffordshire University’s Blackheath Lane Campus or Keele University’s Clinical Education Centre.
Students will spend at least 60% of their training in clinical placements at a hospital in their local area, although some travel may be required to access specialist training. Hospitals currently offering placements are University Hospital North Staffordshire; North Staffordshire Nuffield Hospital; Mid Staffordshire General Hospital; Queen’s Hospital, Burton; Princess Royal Hospital, Telford; Royal Shrewsbury Hospital; and Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry.

During university study blocks and clinical placements you will be allocated time to access learning support materials via a virtual learning environment (VLE): BLACKBOARD at Staffordshire University or WebCT at Keele University. The materials are designed to support the development of knowledge specific to the placement area. You will receive tutorial support on the use of the VLE throughout the module.

Students will be required to provide evidence of a minimum of 3000 hours combined theory and practice over the two years to meet the registration  requirements of the Health Professions Council.

The programme consists of 2 modules delivered over four x 26 week terms.

Each module will provide:

  • Peri-operative Practice – to develop profession-specific skills and knowledge to prepare you for professional practice;
  • Professional, Legal and Ethical Issues – to develop an appreciation of personal and professional responsibilities;
  • Information Literacy – to develop the ‘process skills’ that underpin professional education and lifelong learning;
  • Health Studies – to develop your knowledge of psychological and physiological influences of health and illness.

Students who achieve 120 Level 1 credits but choose not to pursue the full award will be awarded a Certificate in Higher Education in Health Care Studies.

Summative Assessment

Year One:
Module: Foundations of Operating Department Practice 120 credits at academic level 1

Assessments

  • 2000 word academic assignment on evidence-based practice
  • 2000 word academic assignment on anti discriminatory practice
  • Seminar presentation and 500 word written summary
  • Two hour unseen exam
  • Viva Voce
  • Clinical practice outcomes

Year Two

Module: Application of Operating Department Practice 120 credits at academic level 2

Assessments

  • 2500 word academic assignment literature review
  • Viva Voce
  • Two hour unseen exam
  • Seminar presentation and 500 word written summary
  • Practice outcomes

Further information regarding the role of an Operating Department Practitioner and the Diploma (HE) in Operating Department Practice can be obtained from

www.staffs.ac.uk
www.nhs.careers.nhs.uk

NHS leaflet about Operating Department Practice

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