Table 1Transition record

podiatristtorespiratory therapy technician

A podiatrist already meets 26% of what the respiratory therapy technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From podiatrist

26%

Overlap1

To respiratory therapy technician

7 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

72.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

26%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the respiratory therapy technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the podiatrist 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 respiratory therapy technician role treats 5 of its required skills as things a podiatrist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply context specific clinical competences
comply with legislation related to health care
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
ensure safety of healthcare users
human anatomy

What stands in the way is 12 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 respiratory therapy technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a podiatrist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage healthcare users' data information skills
already held apply context specific clinical competences communication, collaboration and creativity
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice assisting and caring
already held ensure safety of healthcare users assisting and caring
already held human anatomy health and welfare

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the respiratory therapy technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 9 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams required
required, not held communicate in healthcare required

optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures required
required, not held contribute to continuity of health care required

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

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

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held health care legislation required

06 services 1 required

required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required

3 further areas 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held manage healthcare users' data skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information skills 2 supplementary

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

08 management skills 1 supplementary

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

09 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies 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 use e-health and mobile health technologies optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held medical informatics optional
optional, not held respond to changing situations in health care optional

36 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 anaesthetics knowledge
not needed by the target role apply massage therapy skill
not needed by the target role behavioural therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role biomechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role chiropody knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct podiatry consultation skill
not needed by the target role dermatology knowledge
not needed by the target role develop foot orthoses skill
not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
not needed by the target role foot problems knowledge
not needed by the target role health care system knowledge
not needed by the target role histology knowledge
not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
not needed by the target role hydrotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role immunology knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role kinetics knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain medical devices skill
not needed by the target role orthopaedic conditions knowledge
not needed by the target role orthopaedic treatment alternatives knowledge
not needed by the target role orthotics knowledge
not needed by the target role paediatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role pharmacology knowledge
not needed by the target role podiatric surgery knowledge
not needed by the target role process medical insurance claims skill
not needed by the target role promote foot health skill
not needed by the target role provide footwear advice to patients skill
not needed by the target role recommend orthotic devices skill
not needed by the target role record healthcare users' billing information skill
not needed by the target role refer healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role rheumatology knowledge
not needed by the target role sport and exercise medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role use foreign languages in patient care skill
not needed by the target role work in a multicultural environment in health care skill

12 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 hygiene in a health care setting 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 podiatrist

Full index of moves from podiatrist

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.