Table 1Transition record

osteopathtotraditional chinese medicine therapist

A osteopath already meets 39% of what the traditional chinese medicine therapist role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From osteopath

39%

Overlap1

To traditional chinese medicine therapist

13 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

65.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the traditional chinese medicine therapist 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 traditional chinese medicine therapist role treats 10 of its required skills as things a osteopath already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

advise on healthy lifestyles
develop therapeutic relationships
empathise with the healthcare user
ensure safety of healthcare users
follow-up on healthcare users' treatment
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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A traditional chinese medicine therapist 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 monitor patients' progress related to treatment information skills
already held advise on healthy lifestyles communication, collaboration and creativity
already held follow-up on healthcare users' treatment communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop therapeutic relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
already held refer healthcare users assisting and caring
already held general medicine health and welfare

All 13 carried skills, including the 10 the traditional chinese medicine therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 8 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 health and welfare 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held pathologies treated by acupuncture required
required, not held phytotherapy required
required, not held traditional Chinese medicine required
required, not held pathology required

optional, not held acupuncture methods optional
optional, not held auriculotherapy optional
optional, not held complementary and alternative medicine optional
optional, not held composition of diets optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
required, not held counsel healthcare users on medicines required
required, not held identify customer's needs required

optional, not held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions optional
optional, not held educate on the prevention of illness optional

03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor patient's health condition required
required, not held observe healthcare users required

optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply massage therapy required

optional, not held apply acupuncture optional
optional, not held develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system optional
optional, not held select acupuncture points optional

05 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held maintain work area cleanliness required

06 management skills 1 required

required, not held promote mental health required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a traditional chinese medicine therapist 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 advise on healthy lifestyles skill
already held develop therapeutic relationships skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow-up on healthcare users' treatment skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held listen actively skill
already held monitor patients' progress related to treatment skill
already held refer healthcare users skill
already held general medicine knowledge
already held pharmacology knowledge
already held provide health education skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held biomedicine required

08 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held relaxation techniques optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held acupuncture methods optional
optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional
optional, not held apply acupuncture optional
optional, not held auriculotherapy optional
optional, not held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions optional
optional, not held complementary and alternative medicine optional
optional, not held develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system optional
optional, not held select acupuncture points optional
optional, not held composition of diets optional
optional, not held educate on the prevention of illness optional
optional, not held relaxation techniques optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

35 held skills the traditional chinese medicine therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 biomechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role collect healthcare user's general data skill
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health 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 contribute to the rehabilitation process 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 endocrinology knowledge
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role food science 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 interact with healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role kinetics 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 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 orthopaedics knowledge
not needed by the target role osteopathy 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 record healthcare users' progress related to treatment 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
not needed by the target role work in multidisciplinary health teams skill

11 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 biomedicine required
required, not held pathologies treated by acupuncture required
required, not held phytotherapy required
required, not held traditional Chinese medicine required
required, not held pathology required
optional, not held acupuncture methods optional
optional, not held auriculotherapy optional
optional, not held complementary and alternative medicine optional
optional, not held composition of diets optional
optional, not held relaxation techniques optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques 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.