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Operating Department Practice with Foundation Year at Coventry University - UCAS

Coventry University

Degree level: Undergraduate

Operating Department Practice with Foundation Year

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Course summary

Foundation Year The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year 1 of the degree onwards will be from the Coventry University campus. The foundation year will provide you with a solid grounding in the fundamentals of health and wellbeing. Degree Operating Department Practitioners are specially trained for operating theatre roles. Throughout your training, you'll develop autonomy as a practitioner, collaborating with anaesthetists, surgeons, and other professionals to prepare and assist in surgical and anaesthetic procedures, enhancing patient care experiences. Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) play a crucial and unique role in patient care. They are responsible for a wide spectrum of tasks essential for the smooth running of perioperative environments. As an ODP you may prepare and maintain operating theatres, ensure the availability of equipment and drugs, manage patient safety and support patients' emotional and physical needs throughout their surgical journey, from pre-anaesthesia to post-anaesthetic care in recovery. Staying calm in pressured environments, ensuring safety and ensuring everyone has a voice to speak up when needed are all vital skills you’ll be developing on the course.

  • Leads to eligibility to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for registration as an ODP.
  • You will learn through simulated activities such as role play and clinical skills development. Facilities replicate those found in hospitals, including a mock operating theatre and scrub room, mock ward setting, high dependency bays, and utilising high-tech manikins which respond to the treatment provided.
  • Learn to collaborate and thrive as an ODP and within multidisciplinary teams to coordinate safe, evidenced-based care delivery.
  • Practice placements sourced for you by the university, providing you with opportunities to develop clinical skills and become a safe, confident and competent practitioner.
  • Study one module at a time, with 5 weeks of learning followed by one week of assessment per module.
  • All home students on this course can apply for a minimum payment from the government of £5,000 per year. You can apply for additional payments if you incur childcare costs.
Why you should study this course Careers in operating department practice enable you to develop a mix of technical, management and communication skills to support a diverse range of patients during their most vulnerable moments.
  • The role of ODPs is dynamic and varied. Increasingly, ODPs are also adapting their knowledge and skills to work in non-traditional acute settings like emergency departments, intensive care, interventional radiology, cardiac catheterisation, MRI, CT scanning, and endoscopy units.
  • Teaching and learning are supported by highly trained, clinically current and experienced staff, clinical partners, service users, fellow ODP students and those from other health courses across the school.
  • We focus on your future employability, offering insight into areas such as surgical first assistance, critical care, leadership and management.
Coventry University's School of Health and Care collaborates closely with NHS Trusts across the UK to develop the workforce of the future. Together, we’ll prepare you for a rewarding and exciting career with great prospects and the opportunity for lifelong learning. For full course and professional body accreditation information please check the course page on the Coventry University website.

Modules

Foundation Year This year aims to give you a solid foundation from which to build your subject area knowledge and experience. Course modules include:

  • Fundamentals of Pathophysiology and Disease
  • Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
  • Introduction to Professional Practice and Regulatory Standards
  • Approaches to Health and Wellbeing for the Health Professional
Degree Year one
  • Becoming a Professional Practitioner
  • Evidence: Your Profession in a Global Context
  • Fundamentals of Surgery
  • Fundamentals of Anaesthetics and Post-Anaesthetic Care
  • Placement 1: Anaesthetic Practice
  • Placement 2: Surgical Practice
Year two * Exploring Knowledge Through Curiosity * Developing Surgical Care * Developing Anaesthetic and Post-Anaesthetic Care * Placement 3: Developing Anaesthetic Practice * Placement 4:: Developing Surgical Practice * Pharmacology in Perioperative Practice Final year
  • Leading for the Future as a Health and Care Professional
  • The Evidence-based Practitioner: Professional Project
  • Placement 5: Complex Anaesthetic Practice
  • Placement 6: Complex Surgical Practice
  • Complex Perioperative Patient Care
  • Complex Perioperative Care
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. Before accepting any offers, please check the website for the most up to date course content.

Assessment method

This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module. Assessment methods for the degree course may include:

  • coursework
  • practice placement
  • formal examinations
  • virtual Simulated Placements
  • simulations
  • objective structured clinical examinations
  • presentations.
The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.


How to apply

Application codes

Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Our students come from a variety of backgrounds, each with a unique story. We recognise a breadth of qualifications. If your qualifications differ from the above, contact our Admissions Team who will be happy to discuss your qualifications and routes into your chosen course.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Health checks

Interview

In line with the National Health Service constitution, we use a values-based recruitment approach in seeking candidates with the appropriate values to support effective team working in delivering excellent patient care.


Student Outcomes

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There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £7950* Year 1
Northern Ireland £7950* Year 1
Scotland £7950* Year 1
Wales £7950* Year 1
Channel Islands £7950* Year 1
Republic of Ireland £7950* Year 1

*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Please note: UK (home) tuition fees for the degree years will be charged at the current Coventry University UK (home) degree fee level. This is provisionally set at £9,250 for the 25/26 academic year. This course with foundation year is not currently available to international students. If you do not meet the entry requirements to directly join year 1 of the degree, please take a look at our International Pathways Programme for additional options. www.coventry.ac.uk/international-students-hub/international-pathways/
Operating Department Practice with Foundation Year at Coventry University - UCAS