Nuclear medicine radiographer to clinical perfusion scientist

• already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
• already held communicate in healthcare skill
• already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
• already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
• already held contribute to continuity of health care skill
• already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
• already held health care legislation knowledge
• already held human anatomy knowledge
• already held hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
• already held medical terminology knowledge
• already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
• already held conduct radiotherapy computer planning skill
• already held electroencephalography knowledge
• already held first aid knowledge
• already held interpret medical images skill
• already held manage healthcare users' data skill
• already held respond to changing situations in health care skill

• optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
• optional, not held assist in kidney transplant optional
• optional, not held emergency surgery optional
• optional, not held explain types of coagulation disorders optional
• optional, not held operate patients with thoracic diseases optional
• optional, not held perform VATS optional
• optional, not held perform bronchoscopy optional
• optional, not held promote health and safety optional
• optional, not held provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions optional
• optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional
• optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
• optional, not held surgery optional
• optional, not held transplantation optional
• optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional
• optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
• optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional
• optional, not held medical informatics optional

• not needed by the target role adhere to organisational code of ethics skill
• not needed by the target role administer contrast media skill
• not needed by the target role administer radiopharmaceuticals skill
• not needed by the target role administer radiotherapy skill
• not needed by the target role analyse X-ray imagery skill
• not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
• not needed by the target role apply radiation protection procedures skill
• not needed by the target role apply radiological health sciences skill
• not needed by the target role calculate exposure to radiation skill
• not needed by the target role conduct cancer screening tests skill
• not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
• not needed by the target role conduct video telemetry skill
• not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
• not needed by the target role determine imaging techniques to be performed skill
• not needed by the target role determine medical images' diagnostic suitability skill
• not needed by the target role determine patient's exposure factors skill
• not needed by the target role development trends in radiography knowledge
• not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
• not needed by the target role ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
• not needed by the target role evidence-based radiography practice knowledge
• not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
• not needed by the target role handle radiopharmaceuticals skill
• not needed by the target role health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
• not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
• not needed by the target role identify progression of disease skill
• not needed by the target role implant brachytherapy treatments skill
• not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
• not needed by the target role listen actively skill
• not needed by the target role maintain imaging equipment skill
• not needed by the target role manage radiology information system skill
• not needed by the target role medical contrast agents knowledge
• not needed by the target role medical oncology knowledge
• not needed by the target role operate medical imaging equipment skill
• not needed by the target role paediatrics knowledge
• not needed by the target role perform clinical research in radiography skill
• not needed by the target role perform nuclear medicine procedures skill
• not needed by the target role pharmaceutical products knowledge
• not needed by the target role post-process medical images skill
• not needed by the target role prepare for nuclear medicine procedures skill
• not needed by the target role prepare patients for imaging procedures skill

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

• still to learn clinical perfusion required
• still to learn resuscitation required
• optional, not held emergency surgery optional
• optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
• optional, not held surgery optional
• optional, not held transplantation optional
• optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
• optional, not held medical informatics optional

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A nuclear medicine radiographer already covers 48% of what a clinical perfusion scientist is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 11 of which the clinical perfusion scientist role treats as required.

8 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures.

Its learning distance is 57.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.