Table 1Transition record

healthcare assistanttodoctors' surgery assistant

A healthcare assistant already meets 42% of what the doctors' surgery assistant role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.

From healthcare assistant

42%

Overlap1

To doctors' surgery assistant

23 Skills carried over

24 Required, not held

71.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 71.2

This move: 71.2 of 100 · substantial

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 43 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 health and welfare 7 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
required, not held medical informatics required
required, not held medical terminology 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

02 assisting and caring 5 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 operate patients with thoracic diseases required

optional, not held assist patients with special needs optional
optional, not held assist with hemostasis optional
optional, not held perform venepuncture procedures optional

03 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

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
required, not held provide pre-treatment information required
required, not held provide test results to medical staff required
required, not held communicate in healthcare required

optional, not held offer advice on diet-related concerns optional
optional, not held perform procurement processes optional

05 business, administration and law 3 required, 2 supplementary

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

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

06 services 1 required

required, not held health care system required

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 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 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 2 supplementary

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

08 management skills 2 supplementary

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

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held use venepuncture procedure equipment optional

19 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

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assist in the administration of medication to elderly skill
not needed by the target role communicate in foreign languages with health service providers skill
not needed by the target role communicate with nursing staff skill
not needed by the target role convey medical routine information skill
not needed by the target role disability care knowledge
not needed by the target role disability types knowledge
not needed by the target role distribute meals to patients skill
not needed by the target role evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves skill
not needed by the target role geriatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
not needed by the target role identify abnormalities skill
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role monitor basic patients signs skill
not needed by the target role older adults' needs knowledge
not needed by the target role perform cleaning duties skill
not needed by the target role provide basic support to patients skill
not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role support individuals to adjust to physical disability skill
not needed by the target role support nurses skill
not needed by the target role use foreign languages for health-related research skill
not needed by the target role use technical equipment for sterilisation skill
not needed by the target role work under supervision in care skill
not needed by the target role work with nursing staff skill

17 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 legislation required
required, not held health care system required
required, not held medical informatics required
required, not held medical terminology 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 healthcare assistant

Full index of moves from healthcare 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.