Table 1Transition record

hospital portertohealthcare assistant

A hospital porter already meets 36% of what the healthcare assistant role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From hospital porter

36%

Overlap1

To healthcare assistant

14 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

70.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 70.2

This move: 70.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the healthcare assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the hospital porter 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A healthcare assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a hospital porter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held provide basic support to patients assisting and caring
already held use technical equipment for sterilisation working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held monitor basic patients signs information skills
already held respond to changing situations in health care management skills
already held deal with emergency care situations assisting and caring
already held interact with healthcare users communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 13 the healthcare assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 12 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held convey medical routine information required
required, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent required
required, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams required
required, not held work with nursing staff required
required, not held communicate with nursing staff required
required, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship required
required, not held educate on the prevention of illness required
required, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges required
required, not held provide health education required
required, not held support nurses required
required, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care required
required, not held work under supervision in care required

optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

02 assisting and caring 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held contribute to continuity of health care required
required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required
required, not held promote inclusion required

optional, not held assist in the administration of medication to elderly optional
optional, not held distribute meals to patients optional
optional, not held support individuals to adjust to physical disability optional

03 information skills 2 required

required, not held identify abnormalities required
required, not held manage healthcare users' data required

04 working with computers 2 required

required, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies required
required, not held have computer literacy required

05 health and welfare 5 supplementary

optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

06 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform cleaning duties optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a healthcare 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines 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 deal with emergency care situations skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held listen actively skill
already held monitor basic patients signs skill
already held provide basic support to patients skill
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held use technical equipment for sterilisation skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves optional

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist in the administration of medication to elderly optional
optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held distribute meals to patients optional
optional, not held support individuals to adjust to physical disability optional
optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held perform cleaning duties optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

32 held skills the healthcare assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adapt to emergency care environment skill
not needed by the target role answer patients' questions skill
not needed by the target role apply context specific clinical competences skill
not needed by the target role apply good clinical practices skill
not needed by the target role assess nature of injury in emergency skill
not needed by the target role assist patients with rehabilitation skill
not needed by the target role clinical science knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role conduct physical examination in emergency skill
not needed by the target role deal with patients' anxiety skill
not needed by the target role disorders of vital functions knowledge
not needed by the target role emergency cases knowledge
not needed by the target role employ specific paramedic techniques in out-of-hospital care skill
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
not needed by the target role identify patients' behaviours skill
not needed by the target role immobilise patients for emergency intervention skill
not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
not needed by the target role observe confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role operate an emergency communication system skill
not needed by the target role operate specialised equipment in emergency skill
not needed by the target role operational tactics for emergency responses knowledge
not needed by the target role physical science applied to paramedical practice knowledge
not needed by the target role position patients undergoing interventions skill
not needed by the target role principles of paramedic practice knowledge
not needed by the target role prioritise emergencies skill
not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
not needed by the target role select hazard control skill
not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
not needed by the target role transfer patients skill
not needed by the target role transfer patients to and from ambulance vehicles skill
not needed by the target role transportation methods knowledge

5 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

optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from hospital porter

Full index of moves from hospital porter

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.