Table 1Transition record

healthcare inspectortocovid tester

A healthcare inspector already meets 19% of what the covid tester role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From healthcare inspector

19%

Overlap1

To covid tester

5 Skills carried over

20 Required, not held

79.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 79.7

This move: 79.7 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the covid tester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the healthcare inspector 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A covid tester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a healthcare inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ensure safety regulations in dealing with infectious diseases assisting and caring
already held infection control health and welfare
already held medical terminology health and welfare
already held health care legislation business, administration and law
already held ensure safety of healthcare users assisting and caring

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the covid tester 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 assisting and caring 5 required

required, not held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required
required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required
required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required
required, not held follow clinical guidelines required
required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held prevent communicable diseases' outbreaks required
required, not held interview people required
required, not held communicate in healthcare required
required, not held interact with healthcare users required

optional, not held advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling optional

03 health and welfare 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held communicable diseases required
required, not held medical informatics required
required, not held sterilization techniques required

optional, not held nursing principles optional

04 handling and moving 3 required

required, not held collect biological samples from patients required
required, not held label samples required
required, not held preserve samples required

05 working with computers 2 required

required, not held use electronic health records management system required
required, not held implement data quality processes required

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held perform PCR covid test required

optional, not held drive vehicles optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a covid tester 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held ensure safety regulations in dealing with infectious diseases skill
already held health care legislation knowledge
already held infection control knowledge
already held medical terminology knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held health records management required

08 services 1 required

required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling optional
optional, not held drive vehicles optional
optional, not held nursing principles optional

26 held skills the covid tester role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on medical records skill
not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
not needed by the target role advise policy makers in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role collect statistics on medical records skill
not needed by the target role communicate health and safety measures skill
not needed by the target role conduct contact tracing interviews skill
not needed by the target role conduct research interview skill
not needed by the target role conduct workplace audits skill
not needed by the target role draw up risk assessment skill
not needed by the target role educate employees on occupational hazards skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with healthcare regulations skill
not needed by the target role examine healthcare facility skill
not needed by the target role health care system knowledge
not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role healthcare administration knowledge
not needed by the target role identify hazards in the workplace skill
not needed by the target role identify policy breach skill
not needed by the target role implement policy in healthcare practices skill
not needed by the target role inspect staff skill
not needed by the target role manage infection control in the facility skill
not needed by the target role medical studies knowledge
not needed by the target role participate in medical inventory control skill
not needed by the target role present reports skill
not needed by the target role provide guidance on infectious disease skill
not needed by the target role provide improvement strategies skill
not needed by the target role safe management of medicines knowledge

6 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 health records management required
required, not held communicable diseases required
required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required
required, not held medical informatics required
required, not held sterilization techniques required
optional, not held nursing principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from healthcare inspector

Full index of moves from healthcare inspector

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.