John Tarrant

Dr John Tarrant

  • 07734962126
  • tarrantj at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
  • Senior Lecturer Operating Department Practice ODP
  • Bournemouth Gateway Building BG506, St Pauls Lane, Bournemouth, BH8 8GP
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Biography

John has a clear focus on developing and enhancing the student learning experience through professional practice, both in the university and externally. He is now looking to embed his research on perioperative care into educational programmes.

Educated in Medical Sciences, John then undertook his ODP training in 1998 at Royal Bournemouth Hospital. For a number of years John worked as a Lecturer Practitioner: both as a Senior ODP in clinical practice (perioperative practice) and as the Programme Leader at Bournemouth University, becoming a full-time senior lecturer in 2008.

John developed the ODP programme, which was the first allied-health professional programme to be delivered at BU, in 2002. In 2023, he also led the development of an ODP apprenticeship which received a development grant from the Office for Students to help meet the NHS England National Workforce targets for apprenticeship routes.

As a senior lecturer, John has over twenty years of experience and has undertaken numerous roles, including:...

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Good health and well-being

"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"

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Quality education

"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"

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Climate action

"Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts"

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Peace, justice and strong institutions

"Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels"

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Chapters

  • Almeida, D. and Tarrant, J., 2022. Principles of Anaesthetics. Standards and Recommendations for Safe Perioperative Practice. Harrogate: Association for Perioperative Practice.

Conferences

  • Tarrant, J., 2024. Behind closed doors - caring for perioperative patients. In: AfPP 60th Anniversary Roadhow - Glasgow 5 October 2024 University of Strathclyde.
  • Tarrant, J., 2024. Behind closed doors - the lived experience of caring for patients in the perioperative setting. In: European Operating Room Nurse Association (EORNA) conference 16-18 May 2024 Valencia, Spain.
  • Tarrant, J., 2023. You can do it - research. In: Association for Perioperative Practice Annual Conference 10-12 August 2023 University of York, England.

Theses

Profile of Teaching UG

  • Perioperative Science 1
  • Perioperative Science 2
  • L5 Research for Professional Practice (IPE)
  • Foundations of Perioperative Practice

Grants

  • Wave 1 – degree apprenticeships funding (Office for Students, 01 Feb 2024). Awarded

External Responsibilities

Journal Reviewing/Refereeing

  • Journal of Perioperative Practice, Anonymous peer review, 01 Jan 2024

Consultancy Activities

  • Consultant Perioperative Practice Auditor, Aduitor of Operating Department standards. Association for Perioperative Practice

Qualifications

  • PhD in Descriptive phenomenological study (Bournemouth University, 2024)
  • PGCE in Education (Bournemouth University, 2011)
  • NVQ III in Operating Department Practice (EdExcel, 2000)
  • BSc (Hons) in Medical Sciences (University of Leeds, 1998)

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