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3. Videos & Media Library
A centralised selection of pre-existing media outputs to highlight the role of the ODP
ODP Videos
NHS England Workforce, training and education: Operating Department Practitioner illustration
(3 minutes 38 seconds)
Uni Taster Days: an online webinar guide to studying Operating Department Practice courses at university
- including what to expect, application tips and careers after completing the course, featuring Lorraine Horton Smith (20 minutes 35 seconds).
Why did I become an ODP, Operating Department Practitioner, Career guidance from the NHS
(1 minute 33 seconds)
NHS Health Careers: working as an Operating Department Practitioner
(1 minute 59 seconds)
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Workforce Series: Pradika explaining the life of an ODP
(1 minute 45 seconds)
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust: members of staff explaining what is an ODP
(6 minutes 34 seconds)
Narrative experience about ODP delivered by Rumby
(11 minutes 11 seconds)
Information about ODP Apprentices: Building Cumbria's Talent - Sommer Steeley
(1 minute 20 seconds)
Information about ODP Apprentices: Building Cumbria's Talent - Abbey Metcalfe
(1 minute 32 seconds)
ODP Day – William Harvey Hospital: a group of ODPs singing about the profession
(1 minute 14 seconds)
Tour around an operating theatre to see layout and equipment (7 minutes 24 seconds)
Media Library
University of Nottingham: Operating Theatre Orientation: Interactive resource to look at the inside of an operating theatre
Council of Deans blog: feature about Operating Department Practitioners written for National ODP Day 2026
Centre for Perioperative Care Blog: The role of the ODP in perioperative care: now and in the future
Channel 4: Inside the Operating Theatre: a series showing the daily activity and people within a day case operating unit
National ODP Day 2026 Media Pack PPT
National ODP Day 2026 Media Pack PDF
National ODP day 2026 Video compilation of social media posts:
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