Victoria Cadman BSc (dual hons), MSc, SFHEA
Senior Lecturer in Operating Department Practice
Summary
I qualified as an Operating Department Practitioner from Sheffield Hallam University in 2010 following completion of a previous science degree and postgraduate qualification as a teacher.
After undertaking work as a specialist visiting lecturer while working in clinical practice, I joined the ODP team full time in 2015 and have been awarded Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
I am currently working towards completion of my PhD and hold external roles as an External Examiner and as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Perioperative Practice.
About
I qualified as an Operating Department Practitioner from Sheffield Hallam University gaining the Swann Morton award for academic excellence following completion of a BSc (dual hons) in Biochemistry and Genetics, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Secondary School Science with Qualified Teacher Status.
I have worked in a number of areas of clinical practice including areas outside of the operating theatre department such as intensive care, burns unit, interventional radiology and accident and emergency at a major trauma centre. My main area of clinical practice was specialising in obstetrics which developed my interest in the area that I am exploring within my PhD study. While in clinical practice, I undertook work at Hallam as a specialist visiting lecturer and completed an MSc in Advanced Professional Development.
As a Senior Lecturer I have held various roles within the team, including Admissions Lead and Course Lead and have been awarded Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. I teach across various modules of the ODP programmes, the Integrated Care Curriculum provision, for which I also lead a module across all health and social care profession courses, as well as supervising MSc students on the dissertation module.
I am currently an Associate Editor for the Journal of Perioperative Practice, having previously been a peer reviewer for a number of years. I also hold a role as an External Examiner and represent the College of Operating Department Practitioners on the Community of Allied Health Professions Research Strategy Committee. I co-founded and co-lead the ODP Research and Innovation Community of Practice group aimed at developing research capability and capacity within the ODP profession as well as currently conducting other work relating to this.
Teaching
School of Health and Social Care
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
Operating Department Practice
Courses taught:
- BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice
Modules taught:
- Introduction to ODP and University Life
- Evidence and Enquiry for Practice
- The Advancing Professional
Research
I am nearing completion of my PhD research exploring migrant women's experiences of caesarean section and aim to continue work relating to health inequalities and disparities, particularly relating to maternity and within the perioperative environment.
I also co-lead work around developing ODP research capability, capacity and culture. This has involved conducting a modified Delphi study to establish research priorities for the ODP profession and undertaking an evaluation of undergraduate research teaching provision across HEIs to inform ODP curriculum development.
Publications
Journal articles
Cadman, V., Batty, H., & Ward, J. (2024). Implementation of research, education, and leadership placements into Operating Department Practitioner training: A 4-pillar practice-based learning approach. Journal of Perioperative Practice. http://doi.org/10.1177/17504589241276743
Cadman, V. (2023). A month for celebration [Editorial]. Journal of Perioperative Practice, 33 (5), 127. http://doi.org/10.1177/17504589231165366
Cadman, V., Soltani, H., Spencer, R., Marvin-Dowle, K., & Harrop, D. (2023). Cesarean birth rates among migrants in Europe: A systematic review. Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care. http://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12718
Ibbotson, R., Ali, N., Cadman, V., Burke, G., Shute, E., Elkington, M., & Nightingale, J. (2022). The changing role of pre-admission work experience (clinical visits) in therapeutic radiography, diagnostic radiography and operating department practice: Academic perspectives (part 2). Radiography, 28 (Supp 1), S84-S92. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2022.08.003
Ali, N., Saunders, J., Ibbotson, R., Shute, E., Burke, G., Cadman, V., ... Nightingale, J. (2022). The changing role of pre-admission work experience (clinical visits) in Therapeutic Radiography, Diagnostic Radiography and Operating Department Practice: Student perspectives (Part 1). Radiography, 28 (Supp 1), S77-S83. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2022.08.001
Cadman, V. (2018). Use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in low and middle income countries: a review of the literature. Journal of perioperative practice, 28 (12), 334-338. http://doi.org/10.1177/1750458918776551
Cadman, V. (2017). Career opportunities for theatre practitioners. Journal of Perioperative Practice, 27 (11), 246-247. http://doi.org/10.1177/175045891702701101
Cadman, V. (2016). The impact of surgical safety checklists on theatre departments : a critical review of the literature. Journal of Perioperative Practice, 26 (4), 62-71. https://www.afpp.org.uk/books-journals/journal_archive/article-1851
Richardson, V. (2014). Safeguarding adults. Journal of perioperative practice, 24 (5), 118-120. http://doi.org/10.1177/175045891402400505
Richardson, V. (2013). Patient comprehension of informed consent. Journal of perioperative practice, 23 (1-2), 26-30. http://doi.org/10.1177/1750458913023001-204
Book chapters
Cadman, V., & Hagan, E. (2022). Fundamentals of Basic Patient Monitoring. In Fundamentals of Operating Department Practice. (Second). Cambridge University Press
Cadman, V., & Lowes, R.H. (2022). Fundamentals of Emergency Obstetric Care. In Fundamentals of Operating Department Practice. (Second). Cambridge University Press
Other activities
- Associate Editor for the Journal of Perioperative Practice
- External Examiner
- College of Operating Department Practitioners representative on the Community of Allied Health Professions Research Strategy Committee
Postgraduate supervision
I currently supervise students across health professions undertaking their MSc dissertation work.