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Student opportunity – Diploma of Higher Education in Operating Department Practice (NHS LANARKSHIRE training place)
NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Forth Valley, Golden Jubilee National Hospital and BMI Ross Hall Hospital are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to undertake an innovative Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) preparation programme, which is being delivered in partnership with the University of the West of Scotland.
Are you a dynamic, hardworking and motivated person who wants to learn and develop?
Do you want to be a vital part of the operating theatre team?
Do you want to progress as a fully registered professional contributing to the very best of safe, effective and person centred care?
If the answer to the above is yes, then we would encourage you to apply for a place on the programme where university course fees are fully paid by the participant boards.
The place you are applying for in this advert is for an NHS Lanarkshire training place and all clinical placements will be in NHS Lanarkshire Acute hospitals
This is a 2 year programme. University induction week commences 6th September with practice placements commencing 13th September. The course is a blend of online educational theory and clinical practice-based education. Throughout both years of the programme you will progressively gain experience in a variety of perioperative environments and be fully supported by clinical supervisors/assessors.
Successful completion of the programme will lead to professional registration with the Health Care Professions Council and you will be supported to apply for Band 5 theatre practitioner vacancies within the participating boards operating departments.
It is essential that you are a self-motivated, enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills. You must be committed to independent study and personal development and also be proficient in the use of digital technology, information systems and email.
To enter the programme you require:
- Passes in the Scottish National Qualifications in five subjects including two at H Level; or passes in the GCSE/GCE in four subjects including one at A Level; or SQA National Qualifications/Edexcel Foundation/SVQ level 3 or above; or SCQF level 6
Please note, as this is an educational opportunity, within NHS Lanarkshire there is no salary attached to this position, however other Health Boards and regions within Scotland have different contractual arrangements.
For an informal discussion or for more information about taking up an NHS Lanarkshire training place please contact:
Ailsa Connelly
Clinical Lead Perioperative services NHSL
Ailsa.Connelly@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For further academic/qualifications information please contact:
Claire Bryson, UWS Programme Lead : Claire.Bryson@uws.ac.uk or Kirsty Ferrie, Lecturer, School of Health and Life Sciences: Kirsty.Ferrie@uws.ac.uk
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lewis Melvin, Recruitment Administrator, on .
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Applications from candidates who require a Tier 2 Certificate of sponsorship (formerly Work Permits) will only be considered if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for this post. For further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based System which now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK please visit www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.