Operating Department Practice (ODP)

Don your scrubs and head straight into the theatre with our highly practical Operating Department Practice degree.

If you’re fascinated by the surgical environment, our Operating Department Practice degree is for you.

This highly practical course will develop your clinical skills. You’ll learn to take responsibility for patients’ welfare, assess their journey through the surgical environment, and work as part of a theatre team.

From the word go, you’ll spend time in true-to-life-skills labs, a real theatre, and working in all the essential clinical specialities while out on placement.

Why ARU?

• Prepare for vital roles in surgery, anaesthesia, and post-operative care

• Get a minimum of £5,000 per year non-repayable training grant

• Dive straight into real-life operating theatre experiences with placements at NHS hospitals

• Get hands-on training in state-of-the-art clinical skills and simulation labs

• Study with supportive tutors who are experienced professionals in their field

• Graduate ready to start your career as an ODP

Course Modules

Year 1

• Understanding Perioperative Practice

• Foundations of Surgery

• Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

• Foundations of Anaesthesia

• Introduction to Perioperative Pharmacology

• Perioperative Practice 1

• Into ARU

Year 2

• Applied Surgery

• Ruskin Module (15 credits)

• Applied Anaesthesia

• Applying Reflective Practice

• Post-Anaesthetic and Acute Care

• Perioperative Practice 2

Year 3

• Enhanced Perioperative Practice

• Transition to Professional Practice

• Evidence-based Practice for Operating Department Practitioners

• Perioperative Practice 3

• Quality Improvement in Healthcare

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Surgeons of England, Royal College of