Table 1Transition record

biomedical scientist advancedtoanatomical pathology technician

A biomedical scientist advanced already meets 30% of what the anatomical pathology technician role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.

From biomedical scientist advanced

30%

Overlap1

To anatomical pathology technician

13 Skills carried over

22 Required, not held

77.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

30%

Learning distance A rebuild

77.6/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the anatomical pathology technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the biomedical scientist advanced 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.

Why

Why this move works

A anatomical pathology technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things a biomedical scientist advanced already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

accept own accountability
adhere to organisational guidelines
apply context specific clinical competences
health care occupation-specific ethics
human physiology
medical informatics

What stands in the way is 22 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A anatomical pathology technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a biomedical scientist advanced background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform pathology consultations information skills
already held perform virological test information skills
already held toxicology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held pathology health and welfare
already held health care occupation-specific ethics arts and humanities
already held medical informatics health and welfare

All 13 carried skills, including the 10 the anatomical pathology technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 missing skills fall into 9 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 assisting and caring 11 required

required, not held assist with reconstructing the body after autopsy required
required, not held conduct visits to the postmortem room required
required, not held cope with unusual stimuli in the mortuary facility required
required, not held perform mortuary facility administration required
required, not held provide information on mortuary services required
required, not held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice required
required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required
required, not held follow clinical guidelines required
required, not held manage infection control in the facility required
required, not held observe confidentiality required
required, not held select hazard control required

02 health and welfare 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held pathological anatomy required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held infection control required
required, not held sterilization techniques required

optional, not held forensic pathology optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held medical terminology optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held work with authorities related to mortuary services required
required, not held communicate in healthcare required

optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional
optional, not held train employees optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional
optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care optional

04 handling and moving 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held take samples during autopsy required
required, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health required

optional, not held dispose medical waste optional

05 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held carry out an autopsy required

optional, not held conduct routine blood testing optional
optional, not held perform forensic examinations optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held legal requirements related to mortuary services required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a anatomical pathology technician 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held medical informatics knowledge
already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
already held pathology knowledge
already held perform pathology consultations skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held perform virological test skill
already held toxicology knowledge
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 required

required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required

08 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held osteology optional

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform PCR covid test optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held forensic pathology optional
optional, not held perform PCR covid test optional
optional, not held conduct routine blood testing optional
optional, not held osteology optional
optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional
optional, not held dispose medical waste optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held medical terminology optional
optional, not held perform forensic examinations optional
optional, not held train employees optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional
optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care optional

47 held skills the anatomical pathology technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
not needed by the target role advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling skill
not needed by the target role analyse body fluids skill
not needed by the target role analyse cell cultures skill
not needed by the target role analytical methods in biomedical sciences knowledge
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role assist in the production of laboratory documentation skill
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role biomedical science knowledge
not needed by the target role biomedical scientists' role in health care system knowledge
not needed by the target role biomedical techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role biophysics knowledge
not needed by the target role biosafety in biomedical laboratory knowledge
not needed by the target role cancer risks knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical cytology knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical immunology knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical immunopathology knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical microbiology knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
not needed by the target role cryopreservation knowledge
not needed by the target role dermapathology knowledge
not needed by the target role embryology knowledge
not needed by the target role epidemiology knowledge
not needed by the target role examine samples in dermatology skill
not needed by the target role explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
not needed by the target role hepatology knowledge
not needed by the target role histopathology knowledge
not needed by the target role immunohaematology knowledge
not needed by the target role immunology knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret electromyograms skill
not needed by the target role intracranial hypertension knowledge
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role make clinical decisions skill
not needed by the target role medical genetics knowledge
not needed by the target role neoplasia knowledge
not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
not needed by the target role perform cerebrospinal fluid analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform reconstructive microsurgery skill

7 further entries not listed here

10 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 legal requirements related to mortuary services required
required, not held pathological anatomy required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required
required, not held infection control required
required, not held sterilization techniques required
optional, not held forensic pathology optional
optional, not held osteology optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held medical terminology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from biomedical scientist advanced

Full index of moves from biomedical scientist advanced

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.