Operating Department Practice with Foundation Year

About this course

Operating department practice is the allied health profession whose practitioners, known as operating department practitioners or ODPs, work as core members of the surgical team. They provide specialised care during the three phases of a surgical procedure: the anaesthetic phase, in which they assist the anaesthetist in preparing and supporting patients; the surgical phase, in which they work as a scrub practitioner alongside the surgeon; and the recovery phase, in which they monitor patients as they emerge from anaesthesia. The role demands both technical competence with complex medical equipment and the ability to remain calm and effective in high-pressure clinical environments. At Birmingham City University, this full-time, four-year programme with integrated foundation year prepares you for registration as an operating department practitioner. The foundation year builds the scientif

Where its graduates go

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