Operation Department Practitioner - canadian equivalent?

dishes, BSN, RN · Jul 10, 2011

Did your husband complete nursing training as a part of his educational program? If so, he may apply to the college of licensed practical nurses BC to determine if his education is equivalent to a practical nurses. http://www.clpnbc.org/index.php?dbq=9#4797

Fiona59 · Jul 11, 2011

What is an "operation department practioner"? Are you talking about being in the OR and passing instruments? Or hospital operations which is more of a physical plant thing?

If he's passing instruments, unless he's an EN, he won't be considered by CLPNBC for getting a practice permit.

amelia1979 · Jul 11, 2011

Hi,

No he isnt a nurse. He works in the operating room and assists with passing instruments etc. I maybe wrong but i believe a 'surgical tech' may be similar in canada. Any ideas?

Fiona59 · Jul 11, 2011

Surgical Tech's only exist in the US.

In Canada an ORTech is an LPN with post grad education in OR nursing. There are no unlicensed personnel in Cdn. ORs.

amelia1979 · Jul 11, 2011

Hi,

Thanks for that. The job that he does is registered with the Health professionals council and regulated by the college of operating department practitioners. He did a 2yr diploma course. I am really struggling to find out if this job is transferable to canada, thanks.

Endymighty Endy · Jan 29

Via: https://jobisincanada.com

ODP in Canada is not directly equivalent to LPN. The closer role is likely ORTech (Operating Room Technician), which requires an LPN license and additional OR training. Your husband would need to assess his qualifications for transfer to Canadian LPN and then pursue ORTech specialization. Demand for ORTechs varies, but it's generally good.

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While your husband's ODP qualification is regulated in the UK, it doesn't directly translate to a transferable job in Canada.

Equivalent job in Canada:

The closest role is Operating Room Technician (ORTech), but this requires an LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) license and additional OR training.
Check: https://jobbank.schoolcollege.ng/?s=Licensed+Practical+Nurse

His 2-year diploma might be considered towards the LPN program, but assessment by the relevant regulatory body is necessary.

Transferability:

He'll need to contact the Canadian Council for the Accreditation of Pharmacy Interns (CAPHI) for an assessment of his ODP qualifications towards LPN eligibility.

Even with LPN licensure, he'd still need additional ORTech training specific to Canadian standards.

DavidFR, BSN, MSN, RN · Jan 30

amelia1979 said:

Hi,

No he isn't a nurse. He works in the operating room and assists with passing instruments etc. I maybe wrong but I believe a 'surgical tech' may be similar in canada. Any ideas?

Is his rôle what used to be the 2 year trained ODA (Operating Department Assistant - back then a City & Guilds Certificate)?

My sister was an ODA in the 80s and it was very much a UK specificity. There were virtually no other countries that had a transferable qualification and the only foreign country prepared to offer her employment was The Netherlands. This was the 1980s and things may have changed, however, sadly the UK has a long history of handing out health care qualifications that don't have much validity on an international level (SEN, RMN, RNMH, RSCN, RFN, ENB courses, ODA......the list goes on).

I wish you luck, but if as I suspct he's a new breed ODA, I'm afraid he may face barriers to working internationally. As always in these cases I think your best bet is to directly contact Canadian health boards/governing bodies.