Table 1Transition record

physiotherapisttoorthoptist

A physiotherapist already meets 56% of what the orthoptist role asks for. The move turns on 27 required skills not yet in the profile.

From physiotherapist

56%

Overlap1

To orthoptist

38 Skills carried over

27 Required, not held

63.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 63.3

This move: 63.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the orthoptist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the physiotherapist 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 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A orthoptist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a physiotherapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held neurology health and welfare
already held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment information skills
already held paediatrics health and welfare
already held provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health management skills
already held medical informatics health and welfare
already held educate on the prevention of illness communication, collaboration and creativity

All 38 carried skills, including the 36 the orthoptist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 missing skills fall into 11 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 10 required

required, not held contact lens fitting techniques required
required, not held neuro-ophthalmology required
required, not held ophthalmological examination methods required
required, not held orthoptics required
required, not held treatment of strabismus required
required, not held types of strabismus required
required, not held anaesthetics required
required, not held professional documentation in health care required
required, not held neurophysiology required
required, not held pathology required

02 assisting and caring 6 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held carry out orthoptic treatments required
required, not held receive patient referrals with eye conditions required
required, not held supervise orthoptic treatments required
required, not held perform vision rehabilitation required
required, not held provide therapy of the visual system required
required, not held test visual acuity required

optional, not held prescribe corrective lenses optional

03 information skills 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held conduct specialised orthoptic tests required
required, not held determine eye disease progression required
required, not held diagnose problems of the visual system required
required, not held undertake healthcare examination required

optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required

required, not held advise patients on vision improvement conditions required
required, not held promote ocular health required

05 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held health care occupation-specific ethics required

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held health care legislation required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a orthoptist 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 38 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 context specific clinical competences 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 first aid knowledge
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
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 medical informatics knowledge
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held neurology knowledge
already held paediatrics knowledge
already held pharmacology knowledge
already held promote inclusion skill
already held provide health education skill
already held provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health skill
already held psychology knowledge
already held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment 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
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held optics required

08 services 1 required

required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required

09 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held paediatric psychology required

10 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held select intraocular lenses for surgery optional
optional, not held participate in medical inventory control optional

11 education 1 supplementary

optional, not held pedagogy optional

5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held select intraocular lenses for surgery optional
optional, not held prescribe corrective lenses optional
optional, not held participate in medical inventory control optional
optional, not held pedagogy optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional

60 held skills the orthoptist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to health well-being and safety skill
not needed by the target role adjust physiotherapy interventions skill
not needed by the target role advocate health skill
not needed by the target role analyse personal fitness information skill
not needed by the target role apply acupuncture skill
not needed by the target role apply massage therapy skill
not needed by the target role assess physical conditions of clients skill
not needed by the target role biomechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role collect healthcare user's general data skill
not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
not needed by the target role conduct physiotherapy assessment skill
not needed by the target role contribute to quality physiotherapy services skill
not needed by the target role contribute to the rehabilitation process skill
not needed by the target role correct potentially harmful movements skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role develop physiotherapy services skill
not needed by the target role develop plans related to client discharge skill
not needed by the target role develop plans related to the transfer of care skill
not needed by the target role develop strategic plans for physiotherapy services skill
not needed by the target role develop therapeutic relationships skill
not needed by the target role emergency surgery knowledge
not needed by the target role employ cognitive behaviour treatment techniques skill
not needed by the target role engage in physiotherapy research skill
not needed by the target role formulate a treatment plan skill
not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role geriatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role hydrotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role intensive care medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret medical results skill
not needed by the target role kinetics knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain physiotherapy equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage a healthcare unit budget skill
not needed by the target role manage clinical risk skill
not needed by the target role manage healthcare staff knowledge
not needed by the target role manage physiotherapy staff skill
not needed by the target role measure effectiveness of the service provided skill
not needed by the target role obstetrics and gynaecology knowledge
not needed by the target role orthopaedic manual physiotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role orthopaedics knowledge
not needed by the target role physics knowledge

20 further entries not listed here

16 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 contact lens fitting techniques required
required, not held neuro-ophthalmology required
required, not held ophthalmological examination methods required
required, not held orthoptics required
required, not held treatment of strabismus required
required, not held types of strabismus required
required, not held anaesthetics required
required, not held paediatric psychology required
required, not held professional documentation in health care required
required, not held health care legislation required
required, not held health care occupation-specific ethics required
required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required
required, not held neurophysiology required
required, not held optics required
required, not held pathology required
optional, not held pedagogy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from physiotherapist

Full index of moves from physiotherapist

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.