Royal Air Force
Non-Commissioned Officers
Code: RAF-ODPRAF Operating Department Practitioner
HCPC-registered Operating Department Practitioner supporting anaesthetic, surgical and recovery care in RAF medical facilities and deployed field hospitals.
Role Details
Core Skills
- • anaesthetic practice
- • surgical scrub practice
- • post-anaesthetic recovery
- • clinical equipment management
- • team working in theatres
Responsibilities
- • scrub for general, trauma and orthopaedic surgical lists
- • assist anaesthetists during induction, maintenance and emergence
- • deliver post-anaesthetic recovery care
- • deploy as part of a Role 2/3 surgical team
- • maintain HCPC registration through CPD
Equipment
- • anaesthetic machines
- • surgical instrument sets
- • deployable surgical equipment
Typical Clearance
SC
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Operating Department Practitioner
Health & Care
92% Match
HCPC-registered ODP transfers directly to NHS and private hospital theatres with equivalent registration and comparable anaesthetic, scrub and recovery scope.
Core Transferable Skills
anaesthetic practice
surgical scrub
post-anaesthetic recovery
clinical equipment management
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