Table 1Transition record

anaesthetic techniciantophlebotomist

A anaesthetic technician already meets 55% of what the phlebotomist role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From anaesthetic technician

55%

Overlap1

To phlebotomist

18 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

52.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 52.3

This move: 52.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the phlebotomist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the anaesthetic technician profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A phlebotomist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a anaesthetic technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform venepuncture procedures assisting and caring
already held use venepuncture procedure equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held techniques of blood-sampling health and welfare
already held perform reconstructive microsurgery assisting and caring
already held monitor basic patients signs information skills
already held infection control health and welfare

All 18 carried skills, including the 15 the phlebotomist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 handling and moving 4 required

required, not held collect biological samples from patients required
required, not held label blood samples required
required, not held label medical laboratory samples required
required, not held transport blood samples required

02 health and welfare 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held blood donation required

optional, not held blood product storage conditions optional
optional, not held blood collection on babies optional
optional, not held blood type classification optional
optional, not held paediatric phlebotomy procedures optional
optional, not held blood transfusion optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain professional records required

optional, not held conduct cancer screening tests optional
optional, not held conduct routine blood testing optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held respond to healthcare users' extreme emotions required

optional, not held assist patients with special needs optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held interact with healthcare users required

optional, not held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients optional

06 services 1 required

required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a phlebotomist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held infection control knowledge
already held manage infection control in the facility skill
already held medical informatics knowledge
already held monitor basic patients signs skill
already held perform venepuncture procedures skill
already held sterilization techniques knowledge
already held techniques of blood-sampling knowledge
already held use venepuncture procedure equipment skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held perform reconstructive microsurgery skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held use technical equipment for sterilisation required

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held blood product storage conditions optional
optional, not held assist patients with special needs optional
optional, not held blood collection on babies optional
optional, not held blood type classification optional
optional, not held conduct cancer screening tests optional
optional, not held conduct routine blood testing optional
optional, not held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients optional
optional, not held paediatric phlebotomy procedures optional
optional, not held blood transfusion optional

40 held skills the phlebotomist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer anaesthetics to patients skill
not needed by the target role anaesthetics knowledge
not needed by the target role arrange surgery operating site skill
not needed by the target role assess patients after surgery skill
not needed by the target role assist in epilepsy surgery skill
not needed by the target role assist with hemostasis skill
not needed by the target role biophysics knowledge
not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
not needed by the target role conduct preoperative investigations skill
not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
not needed by the target role demonstrate technical skills during neurological surgery skill
not needed by the target role dispose medical waste skill
not needed by the target role emergency medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role emergency surgery knowledge
not needed by the target role endoscopy knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure the positioning of the patient for surgery skill
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role instruct on allergic reactions to anaesthetics skill
not needed by the target role intensive care medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain anaesthetic machinery skill
not needed by the target role manage acute pain skill
not needed by the target role manage adverse reactions to anaesthesia skill
not needed by the target role manage healthcare users' data skill
not needed by the target role manage trauma through surgical means skill
not needed by the target role monitor patients during surgery skill
not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
not needed by the target role order supplies for anaesthesia services skill
not needed by the target role perform bronchoscopy skill
not needed by the target role perform eye surgery skill
not needed by the target role perform vascular surgery therapeutic procedures skill
not needed by the target role pharmacology knowledge
not needed by the target role positions for surgical procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role professional documentation in health care knowledge
not needed by the target role radiation protection knowledge
not needed by the target role resuscitation knowledge
not needed by the target role spine surgery knowledge
not needed by the target role surgery knowledge
not needed by the target role surgical asepsis knowledge
not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
not needed by the target role undertake healthcare examination skill

7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held blood donation required
required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required
optional, not held blood product storage conditions optional
optional, not held blood collection on babies optional
optional, not held blood type classification optional
optional, not held paediatric phlebotomy procedures optional
optional, not held blood transfusion optional

Index

Other moves recorded from anaesthetic technician

Full index of moves from anaesthetic technician

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.