Table 1Transition record

pill maker operatortohospital pharmacist

A pill maker operator already meets 19% of what the hospital pharmacist role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pill maker operator

19%

Overlap1

To hospital pharmacist

7 Skills carried over

23 Required, not held

84.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

19%

Learning distance A rebuild

84.9/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the hospital pharmacist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pill maker operator 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.

Why

Why this move works

A hospital pharmacist role treats 7 of its required skills as things a pill maker operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

dispense medicines
ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy
maintain adequate medication storage conditions
maintain pharmacy records
manage medical supply chains
pharmacy law

What stands in the way is 23 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 7 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 pill maker operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held dispense medicines communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain pharmacy records information skills
already held prepare medication from prescription assisting and caring
already held ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy management skills
already held manage medical supply chains management skills
already held maintain adequate medication storage conditions handling and moving

All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the hospital pharmacist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 45 missing skills fall into 8 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 9 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held accept own accountability required
required, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent required
required, not held advise on poisoning incidents required
required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
required, not held counsel healthcare users on medicines required
required, not held monitor patients' medication required
required, not held provide pharmaceutical advice required
required, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams required
required, not held communicate in healthcare 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
optional, not held listen actively optional
optional, not held provide health education optional

02 assisting and caring 6 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held ensure pharmacovigilance required
required, not held manage hospital-acquired infections required
required, not held provide anti-cancer medical treatment required
required, not held provide specialist pharmaceutical care required
required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
required, not held follow clinical guidelines required

optional, not held manage adverse reactions to drugs optional
optional, not held perform therapeutic drug monitoring optional
optional, not held prescribe medication optional
optional, not held treat endocrine disorders optional
optional, not held deal with emergency care situations optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional

03 health and welfare 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held pharmacognosy required
required, not held pharmacotherapy required
required, not held medicines required
required, not held pharmacokinetics required

optional, not held applied therapeutics related to medicines optional

04 information skills 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held check information on prescriptions required
required, not held obtain healthcare user's medical status information required

optional, not held evaluate scientific data concerning medicines optional
optional, not held perform diagnostic testing for allergies optional
optional, not held test medicinal products optional
optional, not held conduct health related research optional
optional, not held process medical insurance claims optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held biological chemistry required
required, not held toxicology required

optional, not held physics optional

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held improve safety of medicines optional
optional, not held manage medication safety issues optional

2 further areas in the appendix

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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held dispense medicines skill
already held ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy skill
already held maintain adequate medication storage conditions skill
already held maintain pharmacy records skill
already held manage medical supply chains skill
already held pharmacy law knowledge
already held prepare medication from prescription skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 1 supplementary

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

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held applied therapeutics related to medicines optional
optional, not held evaluate scientific data concerning medicines optional
optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
optional, not held improve safety of medicines optional
optional, not held manage adverse reactions to drugs optional
optional, not held manage medication safety issues optional
optional, not held perform diagnostic testing for allergies optional
optional, not held perform therapeutic drug monitoring optional
optional, not held prescribe medication optional
optional, not held test medicinal products optional
optional, not held treat endocrine disorders optional
optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional
optional, not held conduct health related research optional
optional, not held deal with emergency care situations 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 listen actively optional
optional, not held physics optional
optional, not held process medical insurance claims optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional
optional, not held provide health education optional

16 held skills the hospital pharmacist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on medical products skill
not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role check for medication expiry terms skill
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
not needed by the target role control temperature skill
not needed by the target role manufacture medicines skill
not needed by the target role monitor automated machines skill
not needed by the target role monitor valves skill
not needed by the target role operate pill making machine skill
not needed by the target role participate in medical inventory control skill
not needed by the target role perform pill branding skill
not needed by the target role personal protective equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmaceutical products knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare prescription labels skill
not needed by the target role scoop medicinal preparations skill
not needed by the target role supply machine skill

8 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 biological chemistry required
required, not held pharmacognosy required
required, not held pharmacotherapy required
required, not held medicines required
required, not held pharmacokinetics required
required, not held toxicology required
optional, not held applied therapeutics related to medicines optional
optional, not held physics optional

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.