Table 1Transition record

pharmacisttorespiratory therapy technician

A pharmacist already meets 40% of what the respiratory therapy technician role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pharmacist

40%

Overlap1

To respiratory therapy technician

10 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

61.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.5

This move: 61.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the respiratory therapy technician 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A respiratory therapy technician 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 hygiene in a health care setting services
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies working with computers
already held manage healthcare users' data information skills
already held contribute to continuity of health care assisting and caring
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice assisting and caring
already held communicate in healthcare communication, collaboration and creativity

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the respiratory therapy technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 7 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, 6 supplementary

required, not held clinical perfusion required
required, not held respiratory medicine required
required, not held respiratory therapy required
required, not held medical terminology required

optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held medical informatics optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

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

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required

optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional
optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional

04 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures required

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held health care legislation required

06 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a respiratory therapy technician 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 10 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 human anatomy knowledge
already held hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

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

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held promote health and safety 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 clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held medical informatics optional
optional, not held respond to changing situations in health care optional

76 held skills the respiratory therapy technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
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 apply organisational techniques 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 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 deal with emergency care situations skill
not needed by the target role dispense medicines 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 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 follow clinical guidelines 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 improve safety of medicines skill
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 listen actively skill
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

36 further entries not listed here

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 clinical perfusion required
required, not held respiratory medicine required
required, not held respiratory therapy required
required, not held health care legislation required
required, not held medical terminology required
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held medical informatics 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.