Healthcare inspector to public health policy officer

• already held health care legislation knowledge
• already held health care system knowledge
• already held implement policy in healthcare practices skill
• already held provide improvement strategies skill
• already held advise policy makers in healthcare skill

• optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
• optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
• optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
• optional, not held build community relations optional
• optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
• optional, not held conduct health related research optional
• optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
• optional, not held liaise with local authorities optional
• optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
• optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
• optional, not held manage healthcare staff optional
• optional, not held monitor regulations in social services optional
• optional, not held perform market research optional
• optional, not held perform project management optional
• optional, not held project management principles optional
• optional, not held report analysis results optional
• optional, not held report on social development optional

• 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 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 ensure safety of healthcare users skill
• not needed by the target role ensure safety regulations in dealing with infectious diseases skill
• not needed by the target role examine healthcare facility skill
• 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 infection control knowledge
• 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 medical terminology 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 safe management of medicines knowledge

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn government policy implementation required
• still to learn public health required
• optional, not held manage healthcare staff optional
• optional, not held project management principles optional

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A healthcare inspector already covers 21% of what a public health policy officer is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 4 of which the public health policy officer role treats as required.

10 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is analyse health problems within a given community.

Its learning distance is 72.3 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.