Operating department practice
Our operating department practitioner course helps you develop the skills and experience to become an operating department practitioner.
An operating department practitioner works as part of the team in operating theatres and other critical care areas. They play an important role in the physical and psychological care of patients, looking after patients with various care needs including post-operative care. They also provide highly skilled help to surgeons, anaesthetists and other medical practitioners.
Our operating department practitioner course is supported by high quality teaching staff, research and facilities, as well as strong links with health professionals and organisations throughout the Yorkshire, Humberside and East Midlands area.
Find out about a day in the life of an ODP. Our online resource provides a real insight being an ODP and lets you hear what our students say about the course.
View a 360 degree tour of our mock operating theatre.
View a 360 degree tour of our mock hospital ward.
We offer continuing professional development modules and short courses. Find out more.
Read about our health and social care research centres and their areas of research expertise.
Our health and social care courses place a strong emphasis on interprofessional learning. This means that you train alongside practitioners from other health professions. Find out more.
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This course helps you develop the skills and experience you need to become an operating department practitioner (ODP) and provide highly specialised assistance to surgeons, anaesthetists and other medical practitioners. As an ODP, you play a vital role in the smooth and successful running of operating theatres and other critical care areas such as... More information
This interprofessional course enables experienced professionals from all areas of health, social care, biomedical science and sport and exercise science to focus on their specific research interests and gain a professional doctorate award.Professional doctorates are equivalent to PhDs but focus on the development of professional practice and suit... More information
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This course is for health and social care managers and leaders at any level and with any amount of experience. It supports your ongoing professional development towards improved effectiveness, and greater management and leadership responsibility. Its flexible design supports you in your workplace. We base your learning within your own employment... More information
Postgraduate
Part-time
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A day in the life of an operating department practitioner
Our a day in the life of an operating department practitioner online resource provides you with a real insight into what being an ODP entails and lets you hear what our students have to say about the course. It features a mixture of video, image and text.
Mock operating theatre
Mock theatre at our Collegiate Campus gives students a hands-on experience as it would be in a real hospital.
Mock hospital ward
The mock hospital ward at our Collegiate Campus gives students a hands on experience as it would be in a real hospital.
Continuing professional development
We have an large range of credited modules that you can take individually or as part of a study programme.
We also run short courses for staff working in the health, social care, biosciences and sport. They are designed to meet a range of needs and to be responsive to the changing demands of the work environment.
Visit the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing continuing professional development website for more information and to search our modules database.
Healthcare research
Centre for Health and Social Care Research
We specialise in research that is significant for service users and their carers, and for professionals in the health and social care services. Our staff are also health and social care professionals. They bring together expertise in health sciences and social sciences to conduct applied research.
The centre's research is made up of six themes, each of which is led by a senior researcher. They are
• professional education
• rehabilitation
• older people
• workforce and organisational development
• children and families
• pain
The centre combines these themes to make best use of our interdisciplinary potential. There is a lively postgraduate culture with a mix of full-time and part-time students working towards their MPhil or PhD. You can also study for a professional doctorate.
Centre for Professional and Organisation Development
Playing an active part in the modernisation of health and social care, the centre supports the development of managers of health and social services at all levels with accredited development programmes, short courses, consultancy projects, research and evaluation.
We specialise in research that is significant for service users and their carers, and for professionals in the health and social care services. Our staff are also health and social care professionals. They bring together expertise in health sciences and social sciences to conduct applied research.The centre's research is made up of six themes, each of which is led by a senior researcher. They are• professional education • rehabilitation • older people • workforce and organisational development • children and families • pain
The centre combines these themes to make best use of our interdisciplinary potential. There is a lively postgraduate culture with a mix of full-time and part-time students working towards their MPhil or PhD. You can also study for a professional doctorate.
Playing an active part in the modernisation of health and social care, the centre supports the development of managers of health and social services at all levels with accredited development programmes, short courses, consultancy projects, research and evaluation.
Together in the real world of health and social care
Our health and social care courses place a strong emphasis on interprofessional learning. This means that you train alongside practitioners from other health professions. So, depending on your course you could spend time working alongside
• nurses
• midwives
• operating department practitioners
This gives you a fresh perspective on situations. And it also prepares you for the real world. Collaboration between health professionals is increasing as organisations try to provide a more integrated and effective service. At Sheffield Hallam we understand that by working together we can we give the best possible care.