Operating Department Practitioners - Profession specific descriptor for registered professionals and support workers

Operating Department Practitioners are specialist Allied Health Professionals (AHP) involved in the planning and delivery of perioperative care. They are primarily employed in surgical operating departments but may also work directly within or further their training to facilitate working within a variety of acute clinical settings.

These include pre-operative assessment, emergency departments, critical care units, endoscopy suites, interventional radiology, cardiac catheter suites, obstetric theatres, and reproductive medicine.