Table 1Transition record

health psychologisttophysiotherapy assistant

A health psychologist already meets 56% of what the physiotherapy assistant role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From health psychologist

56%

Overlap1

To physiotherapy assistant

23 Skills carried over

18 Required, not held

57.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57.3

This move: 57.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the physiotherapy assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the health psychologist 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 physiotherapy assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a health psychologist 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 23 the physiotherapy assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 required

required, not held assist physiotherapists required
required, not held support discharge from physiotherapy required
required, not held advocate health required
required, not held develop therapeutic relationships required
required, not held promote health and safety policies in health services required
required, not held communicate in healthcare required
required, not held use different communication channels required

02 assisting and caring 4 required

required, not held adhere to health well-being and safety required
required, not held provide information on the effects of physiotherapy required
required, not held provide stroke rehabilitation services required
required, not held contribute to the rehabilitation process required

03 management skills 4 required

required, not held contribute to quality physiotherapy services required
required, not held develop plans related to client discharge required
required, not held develop plans related to the transfer of care required
required, not held provide learning support in healthcare required

04 information skills 2 required

required, not held collect healthcare user data under supervision required
required, not held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held maintain physiotherapy equipment required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a physiotherapy 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 listen actively 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

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

71 held skills the physiotherapy assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on mental health skill
not needed by the target role advise policy makers in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role analyse health damaging behaviours skill
not needed by the target role analyse large-scale data in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role analyse processes influencing health care delivery skill
not needed by the target role analyse psychological aspects of illness skill
not needed by the target role apply a holistic approach in care skill
not needed by the target role apply caseload management skill
not needed by the target role apply context specific clinical competences skill
not needed by the target role apply health psychological measures skill
not needed by the target role assess healthcare users' risk for harm skill
not needed by the target role clinical reports knowledge
not needed by the target role conditions for professional practice of health psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct psychological assessement skill
not needed by the target role consultation knowledge
not needed by the target role counsel clients skill
not needed by the target role counselling methods knowledge
not needed by the target role crisis intervention knowledge
not needed by the target role diagnose mental disorders skill
not needed by the target role diagnose psychiatric symptoms skill
not needed by the target role emergency psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques skill
not needed by the target role encourage healthy behaviours skill
not needed by the target role evaluate psychological health measures skill
not needed by the target role evaluation of psychological performance knowledge
not needed by the target role experimental psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role formulate a case conceptualisation model for therapy skill
not needed by the target role health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
not needed by the target role health psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role help healthcare users develop social perceptiveness skill
not needed by the target role interpret psychological tests skill
not needed by the target role manage health promotion activities skill
not needed by the target role neurology knowledge
not needed by the target role occupational health knowledge
not needed by the target role perform therapy sessions skill
not needed by the target role prescribe psychotherapeutic treatment skill
not needed by the target role promote psycho-social education skill
not needed by the target role provide health counselling skill
not needed by the target role provide health psychological advice skill

31 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from health psychologist

Full index of moves from health psychologist

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.