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Operating Department Practitioner

Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) are vital members of the surgical team, ensuring that patients receive the highest standard of care during operations. With the UK healthcare system increasingly focused on patient safety and surgical efficiency, ODPs play a crucial role in transforming patient outcomes and enhancing the overall surgical experience.

Operating Department Practitioner

10

Subjects Allied to Medicine

AI IMPACT
AI EXPOSURE TODAY10
20-YEAR SCENARIO
NOT A FORECAST50%
THE DOOR · ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAYB
STARTING PAY£24,000 - £30,000
REGULATORY MOATThe law requires human oversight. That human could be you.

THE DOOR: ENTRY DIFFICULTY TODAY, graded A (easy) to E (extremely hard). A Careermash rule-of-thumb index built from our AI exposure index and the job's moat class. It is not a forecast and not a count of job openings.

AI EXPOSURE TODAY is a Careermash index from 0 to 100 of how exposed this job's everyday tasks are to AI today. We estimate it by matching published research on how people use AI to this job, usually by keyword or subject area, and we lower it where the work is protected (for example by physical, personal or legal requirements). It is not a direct measurement of how much people in this job use AI.

This job holds up well against AI
AI exposure today is low on our index (10), and the law requires human oversight. That human could be you. That is about as safe as careers get right now, though it is still worth learning to use the tools well.

Organisations in this field

Organisations known to employ people in this area of work. This is not a list of current vacancies.

NHSThe National Health Service is the largest employer in the UK, providing comprehensive healthcare services and offering a range of opportunities for ODPs.
BupaBupa is a leading healthcare provider in the UK, offering private healthcare services and employing ODPs in their hospitals.
Spire HealthcareSpire Healthcare is one of the UK's leading private hospital groups, providing high-quality care and employing ODPs across their facilities.