Operating Department Practitioner
Pay after one year: £17,980
Joining age: 17½-29
Open to: Men and women
Qualifications you need: 2 A-levels/3 Highers and 3 GCSEs/Standards at Grade C/3 or better in English Language, Maths and a Science or Technology subject
Qualifications you can gain: Higher Education Diploma in Operating Department Practice
Based in the UK and Cyprus, RAF medical staff at the Defence Secondary Care Agency hospitals are responsible for performing delicate, life-saving operations.
As the Operating Department Practitioner, it’s your job to provide quality care for the patients, prepare and maintain the theatre and its equipment, and assist the surgical team during operations. Have you got the safe and steady hands required?
