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Phlebotomist to clinical perfusion scientist

A phlebotomist already meets 31% of what the clinical perfusion scientist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From phlebotomist

Distant match

To clinical perfusion scientist

9 You already bring

11 Still to learn

42 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.2/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a clinical perfusion scientist is expected to do is already part of a phlebotomist’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the clinical perfusion scientist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A clinical perfusion scientist role treats 8 of its required skills as things a phlebotomist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

communicate in healthcare
comply with legislation related to health care
conduct routine blood testing
ensure safety of healthcare users
human anatomy
hygiene in a health care setting

What stands in the way is 11 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A clinical perfusion scientist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a phlebotomist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held conduct routine blood testing information skills
already held medical informatics health and welfare
already held hygiene in a health care setting services
already held medical terminology health and welfare
already held communicate in healthcare communication, collaboration and creativity
already held ensure safety of healthcare users assisting and caring

All 9 carried skills, including the 8 the clinical perfusion scientist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 33 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 assisting and caring 3 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures required
still to learn comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice required
still to learn contribute to continuity of health care required

optional, not held operate patients with thoracic diseases optional
optional, not held perform VATS optional

02 health and welfare 2 required, 7 supplementary

still to learn clinical perfusion required
still to learn resuscitation required

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

03 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

still to learn conceptualise healthcare user’s needs required
still to learn perform transcranial magnetic stimulation required

optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held perform bronchoscopy optional
optional, not held manage healthcare users' data optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn operate breathing equipment required
still to learn operate heart-lung machines required

optional, not held assist in kidney transplant optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary

still to learn apply context specific clinical competences required

optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
optional, not held explain types of coagulation disorders optional
optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions optional
optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional
optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required

still to learn health care legislation required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a clinical perfusion scientist 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held conduct routine blood testing 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 medical terminology knowledge
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held medical informatics knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 working with computers 2 supplementary

optional, not held conduct radiotherapy computer planning optional
optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

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

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
optional, not held assist in kidney transplant optional
optional, not held conduct radiotherapy computer planning optional
optional, not held electroencephalography optional
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held explain types of coagulation disorders optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held operate patients with thoracic diseases optional
optional, not held perform VATS optional
optional, not held perform bronchoscopy optional
optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions 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 transplantation optional
optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies 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 manage healthcare users' data optional
optional, not held respond to changing situations in health care optional

28 held skills the clinical perfusion scientist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assist patients with special needs skill
not needed by the target role blood collection on babies knowledge
not needed by the target role blood donation knowledge
not needed by the target role blood product storage conditions knowledge
not needed by the target role blood transfusion knowledge
not needed by the target role blood type classification knowledge
not needed by the target role collect biological samples from patients skill
not needed by the target role conduct cancer screening tests skill
not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
not needed by the target role explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
not needed by the target role infection control knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role label blood samples skill
not needed by the target role label medical laboratory samples skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional records skill
not needed by the target role manage infection control in the facility skill
not needed by the target role monitor basic patients signs skill
not needed by the target role paediatric phlebotomy procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role perform reconstructive microsurgery skill
not needed by the target role perform venepuncture procedures skill
not needed by the target role respond to healthcare users' extreme emotions skill
not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role techniques of blood-sampling knowledge
not needed by the target role transport blood samples skill
not needed by the target role use foreign languages in patient care skill
not needed by the target role use technical equipment for sterilisation skill
not needed by the target role use venepuncture procedure equipment skill

10 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 pick up Tier

still to learn clinical perfusion required
still to learn health care legislation required
still to learn resuscitation required
optional, not held electroencephalography optional
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held transplantation optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held first aid optional

Index

Other moves recorded from phlebotomist

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a phlebotomist become a clinical perfusion scientist?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A phlebotomist already covers 31% of what a clinical perfusion scientist is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 8 of which the clinical perfusion scientist role treats as required.

What skills does a phlebotomist need to become a clinical perfusion scientist?

11 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is apply context specific clinical competences.

How hard is the move from phlebotomist to clinical perfusion scientist?

Its learning distance is 72.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.