BSc (Hons) OPERATING DEPARTMENT PRACTICE

A crucial role

Doctors and nurses aren’t the only key players in hospitals and healthcare settings: Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) also play a crucial role. If you’d like to be part of the valuable team helping patients prepare, undergo, and recover from surgery, then this course is for you.

The operating department assists patients throughout their time in whichever healthcare setting they may be in. Gain both expertise and experience with a combination of academic study and clinical practice in a real world environment at our clinical allocation hospitals.

Thanks to our specialist skills and valuable work placements, you’ll graduate with excellent career prospects, as well as the opportunity to become accredited and registered as an ODP with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Why Operating Department Practice at LSBU?

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Graduates from this course are working as ODP's at Guys and St Thomas's Hospital in London.

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The course is accredited by the College of Operating Department Practitioners.100% of students said this course has developed the knowledge and skills they will need for their future (National Student Survey 2024).

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Thanks to our professional links, you can become a registered operating department practitioner, approved by the Health and Care Professions Council. Our graduates have gone onto work as Operating Department Practitioners at major London hospitals and Trusts, including Chelsea and Westminster.

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Take valuable work placements across a variety of clinical settings, such as NHS acute Trusts, community placements and the independent sector.

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Our Operating Department Practice critical care laboratory is part of the great facilities available and has been carefully designed to reflect hospital acute care environments.

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Ranked 2nd in London overall for Health Professions (Guardian University Guide 2024).

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Career opportunities: 94 percent of Health Professions graduates get graduate level jobs or are in further education at professional or higher education level, within 15 months of graduation (Guardian University Guide 2024).

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100% of LSBU ODP students felt positive about the academic support they received (National Student Survey 2024).

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Students on this course could be eligible to receive a non-repayable amount of up to £11,000 per academic year with the NHS Learning Support Fund.

Entry Level Requirements

Careers

Employability Service

At LSBU, we want to set you up for a successful career. During your studies – and for two years after you graduate – you’ll have access to our Employability Service, which includes:

• An online board where you can see a wide range of placements: part-time, full-time or voluntary. You can also drop in to see our Job Shop advisers, who are always available to help you take the next step in your search.
• Our Careers Gym offering group workshops on CVs, interview techniques and finding work experience, as well as regular presentations from employers across a range of sectors.