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.
- 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.
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
- 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
- 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
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.
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
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
UCAS Tariff - 64 points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MPP
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 24 points
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
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
Provider information
CU Coventry
8 Mile Lane
Coventry
CV1 2TU