Table 1Transition record

animal assisted therapisttohealthcare assistant

A animal assisted therapist already meets 24% of what the healthcare assistant role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.

From animal assisted therapist

24%

Overlap1

To healthcare assistant

10 Skills carried over

24 Required, not held

80.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 80.3

This move: 80.3 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the healthcare assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the animal assisted therapist 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A healthcare assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a animal assisted therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use foreign languages for health-related research communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship communication, collaboration and creativity
already held respond to changing situations in health care management skills
already held deal with emergency care situations assisting and caring
already held use foreign languages in patient care communication, collaboration and creativity
already held contribute to continuity of health care assisting and caring

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the healthcare assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 missing skills fall into 8 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 11 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held convey medical routine information required
required, not held accept own accountability required
required, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent required
required, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams required
required, not held work with nursing staff required
required, not held communicate with nursing staff required
required, not held educate on the prevention of illness required
required, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges required
required, not held support nurses required
required, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care required
required, not held work under supervision in care required

optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional

02 assisting and caring 8 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice required
required, not held ensure safety of healthcare users required
required, not held provide basic support to patients required
required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required
required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required
required, not held follow clinical guidelines required
required, not held promote inclusion required

optional, not held assist in the administration of medication to elderly optional
optional, not held distribute meals to patients optional
optional, not held support individuals to adjust to physical disability optional

03 information skills 3 required

required, not held monitor basic patients signs required
required, not held identify abnormalities required
required, not held manage healthcare users' data required

04 working with computers 2 required

required, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies required
required, not held have computer literacy required

05 health and welfare 5 supplementary

optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

06 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform cleaning duties optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a healthcare assistant 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held contribute to continuity of health care skill
already held deal with emergency care situations skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held listen actively skill
already held provide health education skill
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves optional

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held use technical equipment for sterilisation optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist in the administration of medication to elderly optional
optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held distribute meals to patients optional
optional, not held support individuals to adjust to physical disability optional
optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held perform cleaning duties optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional
optional, not held use technical equipment for sterilisation optional

20 held skills the healthcare assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role animal behaviour knowledge
not needed by the target role animal therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role assess the patient's therapeutic needs skill
not needed by the target role assistive instruments knowledge
not needed by the target role behavioural therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role control animal movement skill
not needed by the target role evaluation of psychological performance knowledge
not needed by the target role handle patient trauma skill
not needed by the target role human psychological development knowledge
not needed by the target role instruct animals for therapy purposes skill
not needed by the target role maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role palliative care knowledge
not needed by the target role performance diagnosis knowledge
not needed by the target role promote animal welfare skill
not needed by the target role recruit animal handlers skill
not needed by the target role refer healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role select therapy animals skill
not needed by the target role sociology knowledge
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
not needed by the target role work with healthcare users' social network skill

5 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

optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from animal assisted therapist

Full index of moves from animal assisted therapist

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.