Table 1Transition record

audiologisttophysiotherapy assistant

A audiologist already meets 59% of what the physiotherapy assistant role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From audiologist

59%

Overlap1

To physiotherapy assistant

24 Skills carried over

17 Required, not held

55.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55.3

This move: 55.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the physiotherapy assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the audiologist 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A physiotherapy assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a audiologist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held educate on the prevention of illness communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent communication, collaboration and creativity
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies working with computers
already held manage healthcare users' data information skills

All 24 carried skills, including the 24 the physiotherapy assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 5 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 6 required

required, not held assist physiotherapists required
required, not held support discharge from physiotherapy required
required, not held advocate health required
required, not held develop therapeutic relationships required
required, not held promote health and safety policies in health services required
required, not held use different communication channels required

02 assisting and caring 4 required

required, not held adhere to health well-being and safety required
required, not held provide information on the effects of physiotherapy required
required, not held provide stroke rehabilitation services required
required, not held contribute to the rehabilitation process required

03 management skills 4 required

required, not held contribute to quality physiotherapy services required
required, not held develop plans related to client discharge required
required, not held develop plans related to the transfer of care required
required, not held provide learning support in healthcare required

04 information skills 2 required

required, not held collect healthcare user data under supervision required
required, not held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held maintain physiotherapy equipment required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a physiotherapy 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 24 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice 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 educate on the prevention of illness skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held listen actively skill
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held provide health education skill
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

47 held skills the physiotherapy assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role acoustics knowledge
not needed by the target role adapt hearing tests skill
not needed by the target role adjust cochlear implants skill
not needed by the target role adjust hearing aids skill
not needed by the target role apply context specific clinical competences skill
not needed by the target role audiology knowledge
not needed by the target role audiometry knowledge
not needed by the target role balance disorders knowledge
not needed by the target role clean patients' ear canals skill
not needed by the target role communication related to hearing impairment knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
not needed by the target role conduct research on hearing topics skill
not needed by the target role counsel patients on improving hearing skill
not needed by the target role counselling methods knowledge
not needed by the target role diagnose hearing impairement skill
not needed by the target role disability types knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate the psychological impact of hearing problems skill
not needed by the target role geriatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role health care system knowledge
not needed by the target role hearing aids knowledge
not needed by the target role hearing loss knowledge
not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
not needed by the target role human ear knowledge
not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
not needed by the target role human psychological development knowledge
not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
not needed by the target role instruct on the use of hearing aids skill
not needed by the target role interpret diagnostic tests in otorhinolaryngology skill
not needed by the target role monitor patients' progress related to treatment skill
not needed by the target role neurophysiology knowledge
not needed by the target role paediatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role pathology knowledge
not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
not needed by the target role physiology of balance knowledge
not needed by the target role physiology of hearing knowledge
not needed by the target role produce impressions for ear moulds skill
not needed by the target role provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health skill
not needed by the target role psychoacoustics knowledge
not needed by the target role refer healthcare users skill

7 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from audiologist

Full index of moves from audiologist

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.