Program Overview
Course Details
The purpose of this course is to support staff employed within the operating theatre department in gaining the appropriate skills and underpinning rationale to enable them to practise safely and effectively in the care of surgical patients throughout the anaesthetic phase. The course content and outcomes are mapped against the standards and guidance for the scope of practice of the anaesthetic assistant in the UK, as set out by the Association of Anaesthetists (AA), NHS Education for Scotland, and the College of Operating Department Practitioners (CODP).
This course aims to enable the practitioner to competently work as part of the anaesthetic team, facilitating the development of knowledge, skills and behaviours that underpin the practical element of the role, in addition to legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities in accordance with national, local, regulatory, and professional standards and policy. Within the workplace, students will be allocated an appropriate supervisor/assessor for the duration of the module, to contribute to the assessment process, and for the facilitation of clinical learning experiences, consolidation of taught theory and completion of the competency workbook.
Highlights
Topics covered include airway management, breathing systems and ventilation, patient monitoring, anaesthesia across the lifespan, pharmacology and managing anaesthetic emergencies.
Assessment strategies are varied and include a competency workbook, personal development portfolio, objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) and reflective writing.
Our dedicated academic team brings extensive perioperative and wider healthcare experience to the course content and delivery. Along with their passion for service excellence, they're also currently engaged in highly relevant research, which means they can add valuable context and insight to your learning.
Throughout the module, there are opportunities for extensive academic support, including tutorials, formative submissions for assignment feedback, practice OSCEs and wider support from core University services if required, such as the library, disability services and study skills sessions.
Specialist guest speakers, such as consultant anaesthetists, are included in the course delivery to ensure the best preparation of learners for the responsibilities of the anaesthetic assistant role.
As you study this course, we’ll encourage you to develop the skills, values and behaviours sought by employers. These include action planning, personal impact and confidence, self-awareness, social and ethical responsibility, problem-solving, initiative and communication skills.
Key Features
This module will facilitate the professional development of your leadership skills within the anaesthetic assistant role and as part of the multidisciplinary perioperative team.
The University of Bolton has been offering high-quality courses designed to meet the health and social care sector's needs for over 30 years, so we have the knowledge and experience to anticipate and respond to changes in the health and social care sector.
Our courses and programmes respond directly to the requirements of the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF), which is at the heart of the career and pay progression aspect of Agenda for Change.
We review the course curriculum regularly to ensure we're compliant with regulatory and professional guidance and standards, in addition to evidence-based practice and contemporary techniques.
When you successfully complete this course, you'll be awarded an Advanced Diploma of Continuing Professional Development in Advanced Proficiency in Perioperative Care: Anaesthetics worth 20 credits at Level HE7.
Program Outline
This course offers academic and professional development in the specialist field of anaesthetic practice in perioperative care.
