Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

diagnostic radiographertoclinical perfusion scientist

A diagnostic radiographer already meets 48% of what the clinical perfusion scientist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From diagnostic radiographer
48%
Overlap1
To clinical perfusion scientist
17 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
57.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

48%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

57.8/ 100

1 Share of the clinical perfusion scientist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the diagnostic radiographer 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 clinical perfusion scientist role treats 11 of its required skills as things a diagnostic radiographer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply context specific clinical competences
  • communicate in healthcare
  • comply with legislation related to health care
  • comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
  • contribute to continuity of health care
  • ensure safety of healthcare users

What stands in the way is 8 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A clinical perfusion scientist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a diagnostic radiographer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held conduct radiotherapy computer planning working with computers
  • already held perform bronchoscopy information skills
  • already held interpret medical images information skills
  • 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

All 17 carried skills, including the 11 the clinical perfusion scientist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 6 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 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held conceptualise healthcare user’s needs required
  • required, not held conduct routine blood testing required
  • required, not held perform transcranial magnetic stimulation required
02 health and welfare 2 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held clinical perfusion required
  • required, not held resuscitation required
  • optional, not held electroencephalography optional
  • optional, not held emergency surgery optional
  • optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
  • optional, not held surgery optional
  • optional, not held transplantation optional
  • optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
  • optional, not held medical informatics optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate breathing equipment required
  • required, not held operate heart-lung machines required
  • optional, not held assist in kidney transplant optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures required
  • optional, not held operate patients with thoracic diseases optional
  • optional, not held perform VATS optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
  • optional, not held explain types of coagulation disorders optional
  • optional, not held promote health and safety optional
  • optional, not held provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions optional
  • optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional
  • optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a clinical perfusion scientist 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 conduct radiotherapy computer planning skill
  • already held first aid knowledge
  • already held interpret medical images skill
  • already held manage healthcare users' data skill
  • already held perform bronchoscopy skill
  • already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
  • optional, not held assist in kidney transplant optional
  • optional, not held electroencephalography optional
  • optional, not held emergency surgery optional
  • optional, not held explain types of coagulation disorders optional
  • optional, not held operate patients with thoracic diseases optional
  • optional, not held perform VATS optional
  • optional, not held promote health and safety optional
  • optional, not held provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions 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 transplantation optional
  • optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional
  • optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
  • optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional
  • optional, not held medical informatics optional
54 held skills the clinical perfusion scientist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Interpret diagnostic procedures for vascular surgery skill
  • not needed by the target role adhere to organisational code of ethics skill
  • not needed by the target role administer contrast media skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse X-ray imagery skill
  • not needed by the target role apply medical imaging techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply radiation protection procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role apply radiological health sciences skill
  • not needed by the target role assess radiation response skill
  • not needed by the target role calculate exposure to radiation skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct cancer screening tests skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct preoperative investigations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct video telemetry skill
  • not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
  • not needed by the target role determine eye disease progression skill
  • not needed by the target role determine imaging techniques to be performed skill
  • not needed by the target role determine medical images' diagnostic suitability skill
  • not needed by the target role determine patient's exposure factors skill
  • not needed by the target role development trends in radiography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate delivery of radiation treatment skill
  • not needed by the target role evidence-based radiography practice knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
  • not needed by the target role health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify progression of disease skill
  • not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
  • not needed by the target role listen actively skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain imaging equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role manage radiology information system skill
  • not needed by the target role medical contrast agents knowledge
  • not needed by the target role medical oncology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate medical imaging equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role paediatrics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform clinical research in radiography skill
  • not needed by the target role perform diagnostic imaging procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ultrasound skill
  • not needed by the target role pharmaceutical products knowledge

14 further entries not listed here

9 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 resuscitation required
  • optional, not held electroencephalography optional
  • optional, not held emergency surgery optional
  • optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
  • optional, not held surgery optional
  • optional, not held transplantation optional
  • optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
  • optional, not held medical informatics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from diagnostic radiographer

Full index of moves from diagnostic radiographer

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.