Table 1Transition record

nurse assistanttoclinical perfusion scientist

A nurse assistant already meets 41% of what the clinical perfusion scientist role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From nurse assistant

41%

Overlap1

To clinical perfusion scientist

13 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

64.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 64.3

This move: 64.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the clinical perfusion scientist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the nurse assistant 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A clinical perfusion scientist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a nurse assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held resuscitation health and welfare
already held hygiene in a health care setting services
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent communication, collaboration and creativity
already held health care legislation business, administration and law
already held respond to changing situations in health care management skills
already held contribute to continuity of health care assisting and caring

All 13 carried skills, including the 10 the clinical perfusion scientist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 6 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 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held conceptualise healthcare user’s needs required
required, not held conduct routine blood testing required
required, not held perform transcranial magnetic stimulation required

optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held perform bronchoscopy optional
optional, not held manage healthcare users' data optional

02 health and welfare 2 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held clinical perfusion required
required, not held medical terminology required

optional, not held electroencephalography optional
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

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held operate breathing equipment required
required, not held operate heart-lung machines required

optional, not held assist in kidney transplant optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required

optional, not held explain types of coagulation disorders 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 develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures required

optional, not held operate patients with thoracic diseases optional
optional, not held perform VATS optional

06 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held conduct radiotherapy computer planning optional
optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a clinical perfusion scientist 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 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 resuscitation knowledge
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held first aid knowledge
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist in kidney transplant optional
optional, not held conduct radiotherapy computer planning optional
optional, not held electroencephalography optional
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held explain types of coagulation disorders optional
optional, not held interpret medical images 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 manage healthcare users' data optional
optional, not held medical informatics optional

47 held skills the clinical perfusion scientist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
not needed by the target role acute care knowledge
not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role adolescence medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role apply nursing care in long-term care skill
not needed by the target role apply person-centred care skill
not needed by the target role apply sustainability principles in health care skill
not needed by the target role communicate with nursing staff skill
not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
not needed by the target role disability care knowledge
not needed by the target role disability types knowledge
not needed by the target role distribute meals to patients skill
not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
not needed by the target role follow-up patients with heart attack skill
not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role geriatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
not needed by the target role identify abnormalities skill
not needed by the target role implement fundamentals of nursing skill
not needed by the target role implement nursing care skill
not needed by the target role infection control knowledge
not needed by the target role innovation in nursing knowledge
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 medicines knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor basic patients signs skill
not needed by the target role nursing principles knowledge
not needed by the target role nursing science knowledge
not needed by the target role paediatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role palliative care knowledge
not needed by the target role pathology knowledge
not needed by the target role perform diagnostic testing for allergies skill
not needed by the target role perform venous cannulation skill
not needed by the target role person centred care knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmacology knowledge
not needed by the target role plan nursing care skill
not needed by the target role primary care knowledge
not needed by the target role promote a positive image of nursing skill
not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill

7 further entries not listed here

9 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 clinical perfusion required
required, not held medical terminology required
optional, not held electroencephalography optional
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

Index

Other moves recorded from nurse assistant

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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.