Table 1Transition record

healthcare inspectortopublic health policy officer

A healthcare inspector already meets 21% of what the public health policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From healthcare inspector

21%

Overlap1

To public health policy officer

5 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

72.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 72.3

This move: 72.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the public health policy officer 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 public health policy officer 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 advise policy makers in healthcare communication, collaboration and creativity
already held implement policy in healthcare practices communication, collaboration and creativity
already held health care system services
already held provide improvement strategies management skills
already held health care legislation business, administration and law

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the public health policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 7 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 management skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held address public health issues required
required, not held contribute to public health campaigns required
required, not held lead healthcare services changes required
required, not held work within communities required

optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

02 information skills 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held analyse health problems within a given community required
required, not held assess health services within the community required

optional, not held analyse goal progress optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held conduct health related research optional
optional, not held monitor regulations in social services optional
optional, not held perform market research optional
optional, not held report analysis results optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required
required, not held promote inclusion required

04 health and welfare 1 required

required, not held public health required

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held government policy implementation required

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 supplementary

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held build community relations 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 report on social development optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a public health policy officer 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 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

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage healthcare staff optional
optional, not held project management principles optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

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

26 held skills the public health policy officer 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 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

4 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 government policy implementation required
required, not held public health required
optional, not held manage healthcare staff optional
optional, not held project management 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.