Operating Department Practice Courses

Overview

A lecturer supervises a student operating department practitioner as she helps a patient to breathe using a bag and mask technique. Our accredited Operating Department Practice (ODP) degree equips you with the expertise required to work in the anaesthetic, surgical and recovery phases of perioperative care as part of a multi-disciplinary operating theatre team.

Operating department practitioners are typically responsible for assisting patients before surgery, preparing specialist equipment and drugs, working alongside the surgeon, providing the correct surgical instruments and materials, and assessing and monitoring patients during recovery.

You can choose to study our ODP degree at the Edge Hill University campus or St James’ in Manchester.

Courses

A scrub team demonstrating a sterile field and instrumentation mock set up in the clinical skills department.

BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice

Edge Hill University is a leading provider in the UK for professional development for those working, or seeking to work, in health and social care. Further information and course listings are available at www.edgehill.ac.uk/pd.

Facilities

A student operating department practitioner flushes a patient cannula with saline in the post-anaesthetic care unit (recovery room). Whether you choose to study at Edge Hill University or St James’, you will enjoy access to some of the best teaching and learning resources in the country for Operating Department Practice students.

The clinical skills facilities at Edge Hill University include ward simulations and operating theatres with industry standard equipment, as well as robot-style mannequins that can simulate a wide range of symptoms, from pregnancy to a temperature.

The facilities at St James’ in Manchester include a mock operating theatre, ambulance simulator and clinical skills stations. A 3D immersive simulation suite enables you to practice clinical scenarios in a realistic, supportive and safe environment.

Gallery

An Operating Department Practice student demonstrating theatre scrub attire in the clinical skills simulation suite.

An Operating Department Practice student passing instruments to a surgeon in a mock situation in the clinical skills simulation suite.

An Operating Department Practice student demonstrating using surgical instruments in a mock situation in the clinical skills simulation suite.

An Operating Department Practice student demonstrating non-verbal communication while wearing sterile theatre attire.

Operating Department Practice students demonstrating using surgical instruments in a mock situation in the clinical skills department.

An Advanced Scrub Practitioner practicing suturing skills in the clinical skills department.

Student operating department practitioners and lecturers in a mock communication scenario while wearing surgical scrub attire.

A student operating department practitioner flushes a patient cannula with saline in the post-anaesthetic care unit (recovery room).

A student operating department practitioner communicates with a patient while recording important information.

Student operating department practitioners practice clinical skills in the clinical skills simulation suite.

Student operating department practitioners place a laryngeal mask airway into an airway head to practice airway management techniques.

A student operating department practitioner places a guedel airway into a mannequin to practice a skilled airway technique.

A student operating department practitioner pleaces a guedel airway into the mouth of an airway dummy.

A lecturer supervises a student operating department practitioner as she helps a patient to breathe using a bag and mask technique.

Student operating department practitioners practice helping patients to breathe using a bag and mask technique.

A lecturer supervises a student operating department practitioner as he helps a patient to breathe using a bag and mask technique.

A student operating department practitioner practices his airway bag and mask technique on an airway dummy.

A student operating department practitioner practices her bag and mask airway technique on a child mannequin.

Student operating department practitioners demonstrating the correct handwashing technique at the scrub sink in the clinical skills simulation suite.

Student operating department practitioners demonstrate the correct technique for surgical scrub prior to operative procedures.

A group of student operating department practitioners listen intently to information being shared by their lecturer in a classroom.

An individual student operating department practitioner listens carefully to information being provided during a lecture.

Open Days

A prospective student and her father speak with a member of staff during an open day. If you are considering studying at Edge Hill University, the best way to gain an insight into the student experience is to discover our stunning campus for yourself by attending an open day.

You can tour the campus, including the halls of residence, with a student guide. There will also be opportunities to attend presentations and view subject facilities.

Alternatively, if you are considering studying Operating Department Practice in Manchester, you may wish to attend an open event at St James’. You can visit our Oxford Street site, talk to tutors, chat to current students, attend a subject presentation to find out more about training to work as an ODP, and take a tour of the clinical skills simulation suite.

View open day dates at Edge Hill University and book your place

View Manchester open event dates and book your place