Table 1Transition record

clinical perfusion scientisttodoctors' surgery assistant

A clinical perfusion scientist already meets 32% of what the doctors' surgery assistant role asks for. The move turns on 29 required skills not yet in the profile.

From clinical perfusion scientist

32%

Overlap1

To doctors' surgery assistant

17 Skills carried over

29 Required, not held

78 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 78

This move: 78 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the doctors' surgery assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the clinical perfusion 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 doctors' surgery assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a clinical perfusion scientist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate patients with thoracic diseases assisting and caring
already held provide pre-treatment information communication, collaboration and creativity
already held medical informatics health and welfare
already held medical terminology health and welfare
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent communication, collaboration and creativity
already held health care legislation business, administration and law

All 17 carried skills, including the 17 the doctors' surgery assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 49 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 9 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held perform reconstructive plastic surgery required
required, not held answer patients' questions required
required, not held assist in epilepsy surgery required
required, not held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required
required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
required, not held deal with emergency care situations 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 patients with special needs optional
optional, not held assist with hemostasis optional
optional, not held perform venepuncture procedures optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held accept own accountability required
required, not held provide test results to medical 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 interact with healthcare users required
required, not held provide health education required
required, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care required

optional, not held offer advice on diet-related concerns optional
optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

03 health and welfare 5 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held anaesthetics required
required, not held multi-professional cooperation in health care required
required, not held professional documentation in health care required
required, not held surgical asepsis required
required, not held techniques of blood-sampling required

optional, not held spine surgery optional
optional, not held wound closure techniques optional
optional, not held clinical reports optional
optional, not held radiological procedures optional

04 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held maintain treatment records required
required, not held monitor patients' progress related to treatment required
required, not held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment required
required, not held process medical insurance claims required

optional, not held analyse X-ray imagery optional
optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional

05 business, administration and law 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held administrative tasks in a medical environment required
required, not held health records management required

optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held e-procurement optional

06 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply organisational techniques required

optional, not held supervise medical office support workers optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a doctors' surgery 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
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 develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held health care legislation knowledge
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held medical informatics knowledge
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held operate patients with thoracic diseases skill
already held provide pre-treatment information 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 multidisciplinary health teams skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 required

required, not held health care system required

08 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held collect biological samples from patients optional
optional, not held take blood samples optional

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held use venepuncture procedure equipment optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held spine surgery optional
optional, not held wound closure techniques optional
optional, not held analyse X-ray imagery optional
optional, not held assist patients with special needs optional
optional, not held assist with hemostasis optional
optional, not held clinical reports optional
optional, not held collect biological samples from patients optional
optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held e-procurement optional
optional, not held perform venepuncture procedures optional
optional, not held radiological procedures optional
optional, not held supervise medical office support workers optional
optional, not held take blood samples optional
optional, not held use venepuncture procedure equipment optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional
optional, not held offer advice on diet-related concerns optional
optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

25 held skills the doctors' surgery assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assist in kidney transplant skill
not needed by the target role carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures skill
not needed by the target role clinical imaging techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical perfusion knowledge
not needed by the target role conceptualise healthcare user’s needs skill
not needed by the target role conduct radiotherapy computer planning skill
not needed by the target role conduct routine blood testing skill
not needed by the target role electroencephalography knowledge
not needed by the target role emergency surgery knowledge
not needed by the target role explain types of coagulation disorders skill
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret medical images skill
not needed by the target role operate breathing equipment skill
not needed by the target role operate heart-lung machines skill
not needed by the target role perform VATS skill
not needed by the target role perform bronchoscopy skill
not needed by the target role perform transcranial magnetic stimulation skill
not needed by the target role promote health and safety skill
not needed by the target role provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions skill
not needed by the target role rehabilitation of all organ systems knowledge
not needed by the target role resuscitation knowledge
not needed by the target role surgery knowledge
not needed by the target role transplantation knowledge

14 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 administrative tasks in a medical environment required
required, not held anaesthetics required
required, not held health records management required
required, not held multi-professional cooperation in health care required
required, not held professional documentation in health care required
required, not held surgical asepsis required
required, not held techniques of blood-sampling required
required, not held health care system required
optional, not held spine surgery optional
optional, not held wound closure techniques optional
optional, not held clinical reports optional
optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held e-procurement optional
optional, not held radiological procedures optional

Index

Other moves recorded from clinical perfusion scientist

Full index of moves from clinical perfusion 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.