Operating Department Practitioner Apprenticeship (Level 6)

Key highlights

• Prepares you to become a registered Allied Health Professional
• Specialist training for work within the Operating Department
• Covers individualised patient care throughout the perioperative journey
• Develops skills for working within multi-disciplinary theatre teams

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• BNU Asylum Seeker Scholarship

• BNU Refugee Scholarship

• International Early Payment Discount

  One-off Early Payment fee reduction of £500 available to all applicants paying overseas fees. The full tuition fee charged must be at least £15,000.

  Up to £500

• Postgraduate Fee Discount

  50% fee waiver per year. 10% fee waiver per year for September 2025 intake only.

• Vice Chancellor’s International Student Scholarship

  One off fee reduction of £1,500, £3,000 or £5,000 available to all applicants paying overseas fees on their first year of study.

Careers this course leads to

• Operating Department Practitioner
• Anaesthetic Practitioner
• Scrub Practitioner
• Recovery Practitioner
• Surgical First Assistant

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Buckinghamshire New University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.