Table 1Transition record

biomedical scientisttorespiratory therapy technician

A biomedical scientist already meets 60% of what the respiratory therapy technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From biomedical scientist

60%

Overlap1

To respiratory therapy technician

17 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

44.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 44.7

This move: 44.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the respiratory therapy technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the biomedical scientist 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A respiratory therapy technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a biomedical scientist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held medical informatics health and welfare
already held hygiene in a health care setting services
already held medical terminology health and welfare
already held health care legislation business, administration and law
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies working with computers

All 17 carried skills, including the 11 the respiratory therapy technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 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 health and welfare 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held clinical perfusion required
required, not held respiratory medicine required
required, not held respiratory therapy required

optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held operate breathing equipment required
required, not held operate heart-lung machines required

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional

05 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a respiratory therapy 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply context specific clinical competences 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 ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held health care legislation knowledge
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held first aid knowledge
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held medical informatics knowledge
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional

110 held skills the respiratory therapy technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent 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 good clinical practices skill
not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
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 automated analysers in the medical laboratory knowledge
not needed by the target role bioethics knowledge
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role biological haematology knowledge
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 biostatistics knowledge
not needed by the target role blood transfusion knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out biopsy skill
not needed by the target role carry out flow cytometry skill
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical biochemistry 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 microbiology knowledge
not needed by the target role collect biological samples from patients skill
not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
not needed by the target role conduct routine blood testing skill
not needed by the target role conduct training on biomedical equipment skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role cross-matching techniques for blood transfusions knowledge
not needed by the target role cryopreservation knowledge
not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
not needed by the target role densiometry knowledge

70 further entries not listed here

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 clinical perfusion required
required, not held respiratory medicine required
required, not held respiratory therapy required
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from biomedical scientist

Full index of moves from biomedical scientist

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.