Table 1Transition record

doctors' surgery assistanttohealthcare assistant

A doctors' surgery assistant already meets 61% of what the healthcare assistant role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From doctors' surgery assistant

61%

Overlap1

To healthcare assistant

23 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

49.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.4

This move: 49.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the healthcare assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the doctors' surgery assistant 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A healthcare assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a doctors' surgery assistant 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 23 carried skills, including the 22 the healthcare assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 8 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, 2 supplementary

required, not held convey medical routine information required
required, not held work with nursing staff required
required, not held communicate with nursing staff required
required, not held listen actively required
required, not held support nurses required
required, not held work under supervision in care required

optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held monitor basic patients signs required
required, not held identify abnormalities required

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held provide basic support to patients required

optional, not held assist in the administration of medication to elderly optional
optional, not held distribute meals to patients optional
optional, not held support individuals to adjust to physical disability optional

04 working with computers 1 required

required, not held have computer literacy required

05 health and welfare 5 supplementary

optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

06 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform cleaning duties optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a healthcare 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 23 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 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 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
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves optional

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held use technical equipment for sterilisation optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist in the administration of medication to elderly optional
optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held distribute meals to patients optional
optional, not held support individuals to adjust to physical disability optional
optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held perform cleaning duties optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
optional, not held use technical equipment for sterilisation optional

43 held skills the healthcare assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
not needed by the target role administrative tasks in a medical environment knowledge
not needed by the target role anaesthetics knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse X-ray imagery skill
not needed by the target role answer patients' questions skill
not needed by the target role apply context specific clinical competences skill
not needed by the target role assist in epilepsy surgery skill
not needed by the target role assist patients with special needs skill
not needed by the target role assist with hemostasis skill
not needed by the target role clinical reports knowledge
not needed by the target role collect biological samples from patients skill
not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role conduct polysomnography skill
not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
not needed by the target role e-procurement 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 health records management knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role maintain treatment records skill
not needed by the target role medical informatics knowledge
not needed by the target role medical terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor patients' progress related to treatment skill
not needed by the target role multi-professional cooperation in health care knowledge
not needed by the target role offer advice on diet-related concerns skill
not needed by the target role operate patients with thoracic diseases skill
not needed by the target role perform procurement processes skill
not needed by the target role perform reconstructive plastic surgery skill
not needed by the target role perform venepuncture procedures skill
not needed by the target role process medical insurance claims skill
not needed by the target role professional documentation in health care knowledge
not needed by the target role provide pre-treatment information skill
not needed by the target role provide test results to medical staff skill
not needed by the target role radiological procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role record healthcare users' billing information skill
not needed by the target role record healthcare users' progress related to treatment skill
not needed by the target role spine surgery knowledge
not needed by the target role supervise medical office support workers skill
not needed by the target role surgical asepsis knowledge
not needed by the target role take blood samples skill

3 further entries not listed here

5 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

optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from doctors' surgery assistant

Full index of moves from doctors' surgery assistant

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.