Table 1Transition record

pharmacisttohealthcare assistant

A pharmacist already meets 45% of what the healthcare assistant role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pharmacist

45%

Overlap1

To healthcare assistant

18 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

62.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 62.6

This move: 62.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the healthcare assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pharmacist 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A healthcare assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pharmacist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use foreign languages for health-related research communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies working with computers
already held manage healthcare users' data information skills
already held deal with emergency care situations assisting and caring
already held use foreign languages in patient care communication, collaboration and creativity

All 18 carried skills, including the 16 the healthcare assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 9 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held convey medical routine information required
required, not held work with nursing staff required
required, not held communicate with nursing staff required
required, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship required
required, not held educate on the prevention of illness required
required, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges required
required, not held support nurses required
required, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care required
required, not held work under supervision in care required

optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional

02 assisting and caring 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held provide basic support to patients required
required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
required, not held promote inclusion required

optional, not held assist in the administration of medication to elderly optional
optional, not held distribute meals to patients optional
optional, not held support individuals to adjust to physical disability optional

03 information skills 2 required

required, not held monitor basic patients signs required
required, not held identify abnormalities required

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held respond to changing situations in health care required

optional, not held evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves optional

05 working with computers 1 required

required, not held have computer literacy required

06 health and welfare 5 supplementary

optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a healthcare assistant 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 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held apply organisational techniques 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 deal with emergency care situations skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held listen actively skill
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held provide health education skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform cleaning duties optional

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held use technical equipment for sterilisation optional

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist in the administration of medication to elderly optional
optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held distribute meals to patients optional
optional, not held support individuals to adjust to physical disability optional
optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held perform cleaning duties optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional
optional, not held use technical equipment for sterilisation optional

68 held skills the healthcare assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on poisoning incidents skill
not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role applied therapeutics related to medicines knowledge
not needed by the target role apply blended learning skill
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role botany knowledge
not needed by the target role check information on prescriptions skill
not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
not needed by the target role contribute to public health campaigns skill
not needed by the target role counsel healthcare users on medicines skill
not needed by the target role dispense medicines skill
not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
not needed by the target role ensure pharmacovigilance skill
not needed by the target role ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy skill
not needed by the target role evaluate scientific data concerning medicines skill
not needed by the target role handle the logistics of medicinal products skill
not needed by the target role homeopathy knowledge
not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
not needed by the target role improve safety of medicines skill
not needed by the target role inorganic chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain adequate medication storage conditions skill
not needed by the target role maintain medical devices skill
not needed by the target role maintain pharmacy records skill
not needed by the target role manage adverse reactions to drugs skill
not needed by the target role manage medical supply chains skill
not needed by the target role manage medication safety issues skill
not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
not needed by the target role manufacture medicines skill
not needed by the target role medical devices knowledge
not needed by the target role medical statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role medicines knowledge
not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor patients' medication skill
not needed by the target role nutrition knowledge
not needed by the target role obtain healthcare user's medical status information skill
not needed by the target role operate cash register skill

28 further entries not listed here

5 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

optional, not held disability care optional
optional, not held disability types optional
optional, not held geriatrics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held sterilization techniques optional

Index

Other moves recorded from pharmacist

Full index of moves from pharmacist

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.