Table 1Transition record

pharmacy assistanttophysiotherapy assistant

A pharmacy assistant already meets 59% of what the physiotherapy assistant role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pharmacy assistant

59%

Overlap1

To physiotherapy assistant

24 Skills carried over

17 Required, not held

55.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55.3

This move: 55.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the physiotherapy assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pharmacy assistant 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A physiotherapy assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pharmacy assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held educate on the prevention of illness communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent communication, collaboration and creativity
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies working with computers
already held manage healthcare users' data information skills

All 24 carried skills, including the 24 the physiotherapy assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 5 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 6 required

required, not held assist physiotherapists required
required, not held support discharge from physiotherapy required
required, not held advocate health required
required, not held develop therapeutic relationships required
required, not held promote health and safety policies in health services required
required, not held use different communication channels required

02 assisting and caring 4 required

required, not held adhere to health well-being and safety required
required, not held provide information on the effects of physiotherapy required
required, not held provide stroke rehabilitation services required
required, not held contribute to the rehabilitation process required

03 management skills 4 required

required, not held contribute to quality physiotherapy services required
required, not held develop plans related to client discharge required
required, not held develop plans related to the transfer of care required
required, not held provide learning support in healthcare required

04 information skills 2 required

required, not held collect healthcare user data under supervision required
required, not held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held maintain physiotherapy equipment required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a physiotherapy 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 24 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held apply organisational techniques skill
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 deal with emergency care situations skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held educate on the prevention of illness 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 inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held listen actively skill
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held provide health education skill
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

27 held skills the physiotherapy assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply context specific clinical competences skill
not needed by the target role check for medication expiry terms skill
not needed by the target role check information on prescriptions skill
not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
not needed by the target role communicate in foreign languages with health service providers skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
not needed by the target role ensure quality assurance for pharmaceutical products skill
not needed by the target role ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy skill
not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
not needed by the target role handle petty cash 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 hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain adequate medication storage conditions skill
not needed by the target role maintain pharmaceutical records skill
not needed by the target role medicines knowledge
not needed by the target role medicines for self-medication 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
not needed by the target role pharmaceutical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmacokinetics knowledge
not needed by the target role phytotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare prescription labels skill
not needed by the target role process medical insurance claims skill
not needed by the target role provide pharmaceutical advice skill
not needed by the target role take pharmaceutical inventory skill
not needed by the target role transfer medication skill

Index

Other moves recorded from pharmacy assistant

Full index of moves from pharmacy assistant

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.