Table 1Transition record

pharmacisttohospital pharmacist

A pharmacist already meets 82% of what the hospital pharmacist role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pharmacist

82%

Overlap1

To hospital pharmacist

40 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

26.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 26.7

This move: 26.7 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the hospital pharmacist 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 40 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hospital pharmacist 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 monitor patients' medication communication, collaboration and creativity
already held applied therapeutics related to medicines health and welfare
already held evaluate scientific data concerning medicines information skills
already held counsel healthcare users on medicines communication, collaboration and creativity
already held dispense medicines communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain pharmacy records information skills

All 40 carried skills, including the 26 the hospital pharmacist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 4 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 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held manage hospital-acquired infections required
required, not held provide specialist pharmaceutical care required
required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required

optional, not held prescribe medication optional
optional, not held treat endocrine disorders optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required

optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional
optional, not held educate on the prevention of illness optional
optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional

03 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional

04 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held perform diagnostic testing for allergies optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a hospital pharmacist 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 40 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held advise on poisoning incidents skill
already held biological chemistry knowledge
already held check information on prescriptions skill
already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held counsel healthcare users on medicines skill
already held dispense medicines skill
already held ensure pharmacovigilance skill
already held ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held maintain adequate medication storage conditions skill
already held maintain pharmacy records skill
already held manage medical supply chains skill
already held medicines knowledge
already held monitor patients' medication skill
already held obtain healthcare user's medical status information skill
already held pharmacognosy knowledge
already held pharmacokinetics knowledge
already held pharmacotherapy knowledge
already held pharmacy law knowledge
already held prepare medication from prescription skill
already held provide anti-cancer medical treatment skill
already held provide pharmaceutical advice skill
already held toxicology knowledge
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held applied therapeutics related to medicines knowledge
already held conduct health related research skill
already held deal with emergency care situations skill
already held evaluate scientific data concerning medicines skill
already held improve safety of medicines skill
already held listen actively skill
already held manage adverse reactions to drugs skill
already held manage medication safety issues skill
already held perform therapeutic drug monitoring skill
already held physics knowledge
already held process medical insurance claims skill
already held provide health education skill
already held test medicinal products skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
optional, not held perform diagnostic testing for allergies optional
optional, not held prescribe medication optional
optional, not held treat endocrine disorders optional
optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional
optional, not held educate on the prevention of illness optional
optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional

46 held skills the hospital pharmacist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role apply blended learning skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role botany knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
not needed by the target role contribute to continuity of health care skill
not needed by the target role contribute to public health campaigns skill
not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
not needed by the target role ensure safety of healthcare users 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 inorganic chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role maintain medical devices skill
not needed by the target role manage healthcare users' data 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 microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
not needed by the target role nutrition knowledge
not needed by the target role operate cash register skill
not needed by the target role organic chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role participate in medical inventory control skill
not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role pharmaceutical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmaceutical technology knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmacology knowledge
not needed by the target role phytotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare doses of medication according to patient needs skill
not needed by the target role provide medicines information skill
not needed by the target role radiopharmaceuticals knowledge
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill

6 further entries not listed here

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.