Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

osteopathtoprosthetist-orthotist

A osteopath already meets 35% of what the prosthetist-orthotist role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From osteopath
35%
Overlap1
To prosthetist-orthotist
16 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
73.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

35%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.2/ 100

1 Share of the prosthetist-orthotist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the osteopath 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.

Why

Why this move works

A prosthetist-orthotist role treats 10 of its required skills as things a osteopath already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • biomechanics
  • collect healthcare user's general data
  • comply with legislation related to health care
  • contribute to the rehabilitation process
  • ensure safety of healthcare users
  • human anatomy

What stands in the way is 13 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A prosthetist-orthotist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a osteopath background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held biomechanics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • already held contribute to the rehabilitation process assisting and caring
  • already held kinetics health and welfare
  • already held orthopaedics health and welfare
  • already held collect healthcare user's general data information skills
  • already held develop therapeutic relationships communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 10 the prosthetist-orthotist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 10 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 assisting and caring 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held instruct patients on supportive devices required
  • required, not held answer patients' questions required
  • required, not held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice required
  • required, not held contribute to continuity of health care required
  • required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
  • optional, not held perform a prosthetic examination of the patient optional
  • optional, not held assist patients with rehabilitation optional
  • optional, not held test prosthetic-orthotic devices optional
02 handling and moving 3 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held design medical supportive devices required
  • required, not held modify lifecasts required
  • required, not held create lifecasts required
  • optional, not held manipulate prosthetic-orthotic device materials optional
  • optional, not held modify casts for prostheses optional
  • optional, not held finish prosthetic-orthotic devices optional
  • optional, not held maintain prosthetic-orthotic devices optional
  • optional, not held repair orthopedic goods optional
  • optional, not held repair prosthetic-orthotic devices optional
  • optional, not held manipulate wood optional
03 health and welfare 2 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held prosthetic devices required
  • required, not held rehabilitation required
  • optional, not held pedorthics optional
  • optional, not held orthopaedic conditions optional
  • optional, not held prosthetic-orthotic device materials optional
  • optional, not held medical informatics optional
  • optional, not held medical terminology optional
  • optional, not held pathology optional
  • optional, not held types of orthopedic supplies optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on rehabilitation exercises required
  • required, not held communicate in healthcare required
  • optional, not held place orders for orthopedic products optional
  • optional, not held recommend orthopedic goods to customers depending on their condition optional
  • optional, not held recommend orthotic devices optional
05 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held archive healthcare users' records required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held orthopaedic goods industry optional
  • optional, not held orthotics optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a prosthetist-orthotist 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held biomechanics knowledge
  • already held collect healthcare user's general data skill
  • already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
  • already held contribute to the rehabilitation process skill
  • already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
  • already held human anatomy knowledge
  • already held interact with healthcare users skill
  • already held kinetics knowledge
  • already held listen actively skill
  • already held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment skill
  • already held develop therapeutic relationships skill
  • already held first aid knowledge
  • already held human physiology knowledge
  • already held orthopaedics knowledge
  • already held provide health education skill
  • already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held identify patients' medical records optional
  • optional, not held respond to changing situations in health care optional
08 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional
  • optional, not held record data from biomedical tests optional
09 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held hygiene in a health care setting optional
10 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
28 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manipulate prosthetic-orthotic device materials optional
  • optional, not held modify casts for prostheses optional
  • optional, not held pedorthics optional
  • optional, not held perform a prosthetic examination of the patient optional
  • optional, not held assist patients with rehabilitation optional
  • optional, not held finish prosthetic-orthotic devices optional
  • optional, not held identify patients' medical records optional
  • optional, not held maintain prosthetic-orthotic devices optional
  • optional, not held orthopaedic conditions optional
  • optional, not held orthopaedic goods industry optional
  • optional, not held orthotics optional
  • optional, not held place orders for orthopedic products optional
  • optional, not held prosthetic-orthotic device materials optional
  • optional, not held recommend orthopedic goods to customers depending on their condition optional
  • optional, not held recommend orthotic devices optional
  • optional, not held repair orthopedic goods optional
  • optional, not held repair prosthetic-orthotic devices optional
  • optional, not held test prosthetic-orthotic devices optional
  • optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional
  • optional, not held hygiene in a health care setting optional
  • optional, not held manipulate plastic optional
  • optional, not held manipulate wood optional
  • optional, not held medical informatics optional
  • optional, not held medical terminology optional
  • optional, not held pathology optional
  • optional, not held record data from biomedical tests optional
  • optional, not held respond to changing situations in health care optional
  • optional, not held types of orthopedic supplies optional
32 held skills the prosthetist-orthotist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on healthy lifestyles skill
  • not needed by the target role apply deep tissue massage skill
  • not needed by the target role apply person-centred care skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct gross examination of tissues skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct physical examinations skill
  • not needed by the target role create a diet plan skill
  • not needed by the target role develop osteopathic treatment plans skill
  • not needed by the target role diagnose musculoskeletal conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role dietetics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
  • not needed by the target role endocrinology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role follow-up on healthcare users' treatment skill
  • not needed by the target role food science knowledge
  • not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain treatment records skill
  • not needed by the target role manage trauma through surgical means skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor patients' progress related to treatment skill
  • not needed by the target role musculoskeletal anatomy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role neurology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role obtain healthcare user's medical status information skill
  • not needed by the target role osteopathy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role pharmacology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prescribe treatment for musculoskeletal injuries skill
  • not needed by the target role promote exercise programmes skill
  • not needed by the target role provide osteopathic diagnosis skill
  • not needed by the target role refer healthcare users skill
  • not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role take and analyse blood pressure skill
  • not needed by the target role therapeutic massage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role undertake healthcare examination skill
12 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 prosthetic devices required
  • required, not held rehabilitation required
  • optional, not held pedorthics optional
  • optional, not held orthopaedic conditions optional
  • optional, not held orthopaedic goods industry optional
  • optional, not held orthotics optional
  • optional, not held prosthetic-orthotic device materials optional
  • optional, not held hygiene in a health care setting optional
  • optional, not held medical informatics optional
  • optional, not held medical terminology optional
  • optional, not held pathology optional
  • optional, not held types of orthopedic supplies optional
Index

Other moves recorded from osteopath

Full index of moves from osteopath

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.