Course
Operating Department Practitioner
Supporting operating theatre staff and providing care to patients at all stages of an operation.
Operating department practitioners are registered healthcare professionals specialising in caring for people of all ages before, during and after surgery. Operating department practitioners, therefore, mainly work in operating departments. They work alongside other professionals, such as doctors and nurses, and take a lead role in ensuring the service user is safe during each stage of the journey through the operating theatre.
We offer the following Degree Apprenticeship programmes
Awarding University
Greenwich University
Award and programme title
BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practitioner
Duration
36 months
Delivery approach
Blended learning: 80% placement-based with 20% theory study completed on set study days for balanced practical and academic development.
Unique benefits for employers
48 months allow flexibility in the apprenticeship schedule, although most students will complete in 36 months.
Employers help to develop their future workforce
The heavy placement approach equips students with extensive practical experience, fostering the development of essential employability skills.
Students annual leave will be set during term holidays to avoid students missing out on learning opportunities
Students will have a set study day per academic year
Students are combined in the first year with NAs allowing the possibility of 12 month RPL for NAs