This module contains the final aspect of your practice placement experience during your course and will enable you to demonstrate application of the skills you have gained throughout your course in the clinical environment. You will learn to critically reflect on your own patient care and apply principles you have learned to enhance your practice.

Formal teaching aspects of this module will focus on wellbeing topics including solution focused brief therapy, positive forecasting, de-escalation, safeguarding yourself, peers and patients and strategies to overcome the fear of being accountable. Personal reflection vs Academic reflection will be covered with an introduction to wellbeing across a range of co-morbidities, legal and ethical issues, medical and surgical ethical dilemmas and simulations based on practice debrief, student feedback, practice partner feedback and emerging themes from new guidelines.

There will be opportunities for employability sessions – when to apply, searching for jobs, how to complete an application form well, and a recap on legal, ethical and professional values – moving from student to registrant. There will also be sessions surrounding service user wellbeing and recovery from surgery/illness (Service User led).

Summative assessment
You will complete a wellbeing and continuous professional development portfolio of evidence, for which a template will be provided. This portfolio will be submitted during semester 1. The wellbeing aspect of this assessment does not assess your wellbeing itself, but will focus upon how managing and supporting your own wellbeing contributes to your professional practice. (Learning Outcome 3)

A 2500 word written reflective assignment. This will constitute the graded aspect of this module and will be completed for submission in Semester 2. (Learning Outcome 2)

All clinical practice outcomes must be successfully achieved. This will be evidenced through your clinical practice document, which will be completed during your practice placements at this academic level and submitted in Semester 3. (Learning Outcome 1)

All learning outcomes must be met to meet the module outcomes and achieve 40 credits.


Formative
Your Academic Mentor/Link Tutor will review your electronic competency document at specified points throughout the year and provide feedback alongside clinical practice. Action plans will be completed if required to assist learning (Dates to be set by Module Leader)

Your Academic Mentor/Link Tutor will review your ideas once for your reflection and give verbal feedback (Dates to be set by Module Leader)

Your Academic Mentor/Link Tutor will meet with you once to discuss your plans for your portfolio of evidence and give verbal feedback (Dates to be set by Module Leader).

Learning strategies for this module will include a mixture of simulation, clinical skills, lectures, seminars, group work, independent study, games, case studies and service users. This module also benefits from timetabled buddy/peer support sessions and both virtual and clinical placement hours linked to the 5 Stage Approach to learning.

1. Demonstrate a systematic understanding and application of key aspects of Operating Department Practice, demonstrating proficiency in the clinical practice setting as outlined in the Level 6 practice assessment documentation.
Problem solving Analysis Communication

2. Critically reflect on patient care that presents legal, ethical and professional dilemmas and appropriate evidence-based responses utilising current research to support your work.
Analysis Reflection Problem solving Knowledge and Understanding Enquiry

3. Demonstrate critical knowledge and understanding of wellbeing strategies that will be required to maintain your fitness to practice, with evidence of continuous professional development and a plan for future learning. Application Problem Solving Learning

Service Users

Simulation and simmersion spaces

Clinical skills lab

Classroom

Access to Virtual Learning Environment

Library resources

Rodger, D. (2022) Fundamentals of operating department practice. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Craig, A. and Hatfield, A. (2021) The Complete Recovery Room Book. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Incorporated.

Wicker, P. and Dalby, S. (2016) Perioperative care. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell

Students must have met the requirements for progression through levels 4 and 5 of the BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice.

This module focuses on the more challenging elements of the role of the Operating Department Practitioner. This includes topics that will assist you in de-escalation of difficult situations, safeguarding yourself, peers and patients whilst focusing on a wellbeing approach. This module also provides opportunities to practice difficult situations in a simulated environment. You will also hear from service users with lived in experiences of recovery from surgery and illness. There is a focus upon connecting wellbeing with practice and you will achieve your final proficiencies in clinical practice during your placement experiences as part of this module.