RecordMove

Medical laboratory assistant to biomedical scientist advanced

A medical laboratory assistant already meets 21% of what the biomedical scientist advanced role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From medical laboratory assistant

Distant match

To biomedical scientist advanced

13 You already bring

20 Still to learn

60 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

82.6/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a biomedical scientist advanced is expected to do is already part of a medical laboratory assistant’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the biomedical scientist advanced role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A biomedical scientist advanced role treats 5 of its required skills as things a medical laboratory assistant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

assist in the production of laboratory documentation
dermapathology
perform cerebrospinal fluid analysis
perform reconstructive microsurgery
tissue cytogenetics

What stands in the way is 20 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A biomedical scientist advanced role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a medical laboratory assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform cerebrospinal fluid analysis information skills
already held tissue cytogenetics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held histopathology arts and humanities
already held dermapathology health and welfare
already held perform reconstructive microsurgery assisting and caring
already held examine samples in dermatology information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 5 the biomedical scientist advanced role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 47 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 information skills 6 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn perform pathology consultations required
still to learn perform transcranial magnetic stimulation required
still to learn study topics required
still to learn validate biomedical analysis results required
still to learn apply scientific methods required
still to learn conduct health related research required

optional, not held analyse body fluids optional
optional, not held interpret electromyograms optional
optional, not held perform virological test optional
optional, not held research new treatments for blood related disorders optional

02 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn analytical methods in biomedical sciences required
still to learn biosafety in biomedical laboratory required
still to learn biomedical science required
still to learn biomedical techniques required

optional, not held embryology optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held biophysics optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held medical genetics optional
optional, not held toxicology optional

03 health and welfare 2 required, 11 supplementary

still to learn biomedical scientists' role in health care system required
still to learn neoplasia required

optional, not held cancer risks optional
optional, not held clinical immunopathology optional
optional, not held hepatology optional
optional, not held immunohaematology optional
optional, not held intracranial hypertension optional
optional, not held clinical immunology optional
optional, not held clinical microbiology optional
optional, not held epidemiology optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held medical informatics optional
optional, not held pathology optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary

still to learn accept own accountability required
still to learn apply context specific clinical competences required

optional, not held advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling optional
optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
optional, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams optional
optional, not held listen actively optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional

05 arts and humanities 1 required

still to learn health care occupation-specific ethics required

06 assisting and caring 1 required

still to learn adhere to organisational guidelines required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a biomedical scientist advanced 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held assist in the production of laboratory documentation skill
already held dermapathology knowledge
already held perform cerebrospinal fluid analysis skill
already held perform reconstructive microsurgery skill
already held tissue cytogenetics knowledge
already held analyse cell cultures skill
already held clinical cytology knowledge
already held cryopreservation knowledge
already held examine samples in dermatology skill
already held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
already held histopathology knowledge
already held immunology knowledge
already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 education 1 required

still to learn pedagogy required

08 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required

still to learn scientific literature required

09 management skills 1 required

still to learn make clinical decisions required

10 working with computers 1 required

still to learn record data from biomedical tests required

11 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held industrial research and development optional

27 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling optional
optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
optional, not held analyse body fluids optional
optional, not held cancer risks optional
optional, not held clinical immunopathology optional
optional, not held embryology optional
optional, not held hepatology optional
optional, not held immunohaematology optional
optional, not held interpret electromyograms optional
optional, not held intracranial hypertension optional
optional, not held perform virological test optional
optional, not held research new treatments for blood related disorders optional
optional, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held biophysics optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held clinical immunology optional
optional, not held clinical microbiology optional
optional, not held epidemiology optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held listen actively optional
optional, not held medical genetics optional
optional, not held medical informatics optional
optional, not held pathology optional
optional, not held toxicology optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional

59 held skills the biomedical scientist advanced role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse blood samples skill
not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
not needed by the target role archive healthcare users' records skill
not needed by the target role automated analysers in the medical laboratory knowledge
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role blood collection on babies knowledge
not needed by the target role blood donation knowledge
not needed by the target role blood transfusion knowledge
not needed by the target role blood type classification knowledge
not needed by the target role calibrate laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role carry out flow cytometry skill
not needed by the target role carry out quality control in microbiology laboratories skill
not needed by the target role check the received biological samples skill
not needed by the target role clinical biochemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role collect biological samples from patients skill
not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role conduct cancer screening tests skill
not needed by the target role conduct routine blood testing skill
not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
not needed by the target role densiometry knowledge
not needed by the target role dispose medical waste skill
not needed by the target role electroencephalography knowledge
not needed by the target role examine cell specimens microscopically skill
not needed by the target role fine-needle aspiration knowledge
not needed by the target role identify patients' medical records skill
not needed by the target role interpret hematological test results skill
not needed by the target role interpret medical results skill
not needed by the target role interpret urology diagnostic tests skill
not needed by the target role label blood samples skill
not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role maintain laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain medical laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role microscopic techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role mix chemicals skill
not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role order supplies skill
not needed by the target role paediatric phlebotomy procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role perform PCR covid test skill

19 further entries not listed here

27 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 pick up Tier

still to learn analytical methods in biomedical sciences required
still to learn biomedical scientists' role in health care system required
still to learn biosafety in biomedical laboratory required
still to learn neoplasia required
still to learn biomedical science required
still to learn biomedical techniques required
still to learn health care occupation-specific ethics required
still to learn pedagogy required
still to learn scientific literature required
optional, not held cancer risks optional
optional, not held clinical immunopathology optional
optional, not held embryology optional
optional, not held hepatology optional
optional, not held immunohaematology optional
optional, not held intracranial hypertension optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held biophysics optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held clinical immunology optional
optional, not held clinical microbiology optional
optional, not held epidemiology optional
optional, not held human physiology optional
optional, not held industrial research and development optional
optional, not held medical genetics optional
optional, not held medical informatics optional
optional, not held pathology optional
optional, not held toxicology optional

Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a medical laboratory assistant become a biomedical scientist advanced?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A medical laboratory assistant already covers 21% of what a biomedical scientist advanced is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 5 of which the biomedical scientist advanced role treats as required.

What skills does a medical laboratory assistant need to become a biomedical scientist advanced?

20 required skills are missing, plus 27 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is accept own accountability.

How hard is the move from medical laboratory assistant to biomedical scientist advanced?

Its learning distance is 82.6 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.