Curriculum Information

Topics explored include:
Demonstrating clinical competence and autonomy within perioperative and critical care.
Applying accountability: increased level of knowledge, skill, performance, and professionalism – transition from student to registrant, being more autonomous in practice – working with indirect/ minimal supervision in practice.
Applying for first post and preparation for employment/registration with HCPC.
Upholding the principles of lifelong learning and enhancing critical reflection skills to appraise and develop own performance and practice.
Effective team and interprofessional working.
Multi agency working – leading and liaising with other professions.
Understanding the Practice Assessment Document requirements to demonstrate proficiency and readiness to apply to join the HCPC professional register as a qualified Operating Department Practitioner.
A key feature of this module is interprofessional working and learning (Inter-Professional Education IPE)
IPE will be a key feature throughout all three practice modules in this course. Adopting a spiral learning curriculum to enable students to reflect and revisit all aspects of team working. Beginning as inexperienced practitioners, the spiral curriculum will continue in subsequent years as learners move to become leaders of the future who can influence and improve practice as a team. Reflecting on, revisiting experiences and identifying shared and unique professional evidence-based practice, will enable students to develop a mature and informed professional identity. This will facilitate an appreciation of how each professional group can work effectively to enhance care delivery and how these professional roles inter-relate and work harmoniously to provide the most effective care.
IPE simulation will be addressed in professional cluster groups through a range of learning activities within the Clinical Simulation Suite and the Hydra Minerva Suite, alongside engagement with challenge-based scenarios in the Virtual Village