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Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons)

Canterbury Christ Church University

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UCAS CODE: B991

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    Medway Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP-24

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Play an essential role in the perioperative team as an operating department practitioner, caring for patients before, during and after an operation.Our course enables you to become a confident, capable ODP able to carry out complex activities in operating theatres and allied healthcare settings. You will be supporting patients as they prepare for, undergo and recover from routine and emergency surgical and anaesthetic procedures. You will be guided by staff, within both the University and clinical practice, who have extensive experience in this field of practice and in interprofessional education, which is key to the teamwork needed for patient care.Once successfully completed, you will be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an operating department practitioner.Professional accreditationThe course meets the requirements of the College of Operating Department Practitioners curriculum and is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council.On completion of the course and in preparation for registration, the Course Director must be satisfied that you meet the relevant statutory regulatory body fitness to practise criteria. You will be required to sign an annual declaration of ongoing fitness to practise at regular intervals during the course. Specialist facilitiesReal-life clinical environments at our Medway Campus offer our healthcare students first-class facilities to learn and practice.Our realistic hospital environment includes an operating theatre and scrub room, wards and physiotherapy settings.LocationThis course is run at our Medway Campus which is located near to The Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent. Rochester is also close by with its beautiful cathedral and buzzing high street. The campus has a unique atmosphere, with its long-standing reputation for excellence in Health and Social Care, Education and the Early Years. Nearby is a student-friendly quarter with a multiplex cinema, a shopping centre and a fully equipped sports centre. The campus is part of Universities at Medway, which is made up of three universities: CCCU, the University of Kent and the University of Greenwich, so you’ll be part of a vibrant student campus with plenty of facilities.

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

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15,500per year

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University information

Canterbury Christ Church University

  • University League Table

    106th

  • Campus address

    Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1QU, England

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