Table 1Transition record

podiatry assistanttodoctors' surgery assistant

A podiatry assistant already meets 32% of what the doctors' surgery assistant role asks for. The move turns on 30 required skills not yet in the profile.

From podiatry assistant

32%

Overlap1

To doctors' surgery assistant

19 Skills carried over

30 Required, not held

78.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 78.1

This move: 78.1 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the doctors' surgery assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the podiatry 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A doctors' surgery assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a podiatry assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held surgical asepsis health and welfare
already held analyse X-ray imagery information skills
already held administrative tasks in a medical environment business, administration and law
already held health records management business, administration and law
already held process medical insurance claims information skills
already held health care system services

All 19 carried skills, including the 16 the doctors' surgery assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 47 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 assisting and caring 11 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held perform reconstructive plastic surgery required
required, not held answer patients' questions required
required, not held assist in epilepsy surgery required
required, not held contribute to continuity of health care required
required, not held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required
required, not held operate patients with thoracic diseases required
required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required
required, not held deal with emergency care situations required
required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required
required, not held promote inclusion required

optional, not held assist patients with special needs optional
optional, not held assist with hemostasis optional
optional, not held perform venepuncture procedures optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held accept own accountability required
required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
required, not held provide pre-treatment information required
required, not held provide test results to medical staff required
required, not held educate on the prevention of illness required
required, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges required
required, not held interact with healthcare users required

optional, not held offer advice on diet-related concerns optional
optional, not held perform procurement processes optional

03 health and welfare 5 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held anaesthetics required
required, not held multi-professional cooperation in health care required
required, not held professional documentation in health care required
required, not held techniques of blood-sampling required
required, not held medical informatics required

optional, not held spine surgery optional
optional, not held wound closure techniques optional
optional, not held clinical reports optional
optional, not held radiological procedures optional

04 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain treatment records required
required, not held monitor patients' progress related to treatment required
required, not held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment required
required, not held manage healthcare users' data required

optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held health care legislation required

optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held e-procurement optional

06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply organisational techniques required

optional, not held supervise medical office support workers optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a doctors' surgery 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held administrative tasks in a medical environment knowledge
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held health care system knowledge
already held health records management knowledge
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held process medical insurance claims skill
already held provide health education skill
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held surgical asepsis knowledge
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held analyse X-ray imagery skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 required

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

08 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held collect biological samples from patients optional
optional, not held take blood samples optional

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held use venepuncture procedure equipment optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held spine surgery optional
optional, not held wound closure techniques optional
optional, not held assist patients with special needs optional
optional, not held assist with hemostasis optional
optional, not held clinical reports optional
optional, not held collect biological samples from patients optional
optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held e-procurement optional
optional, not held perform venepuncture procedures optional
optional, not held radiological procedures optional
optional, not held supervise medical office support workers optional
optional, not held take blood samples optional
optional, not held use venepuncture procedure equipment optional
optional, not held offer advice on diet-related concerns optional
optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional

38 held skills the doctors' surgery assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply foot casts skill
not needed by the target role apply wound dressings skill
not needed by the target role carry out wound care skill
not needed by the target role chiropody knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical coding knowledge
not needed by the target role collect healthcare user data under supervision skill
not needed by the target role conduct podiatry consultation skill
not needed by the target role contribute to quality physiotherapy services skill
not needed by the target role dermatology knowledge
not needed by the target role discuss the medical history of the healthcare user skill
not needed by the target role foot problems knowledge
not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
not needed by the target role kinetics knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain medical devices skill
not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor basic patients signs skill
not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
not needed by the target role obtain healthcare user's medical status information 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 orthopaedics knowledge
not needed by the target role perform clinical coding procedures skill
not needed by the target role pharmacology knowledge
not needed by the target role place orders for orthopedic products skill
not needed by the target role podiatric diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role podiatric surgery knowledge
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 provide medication information skill
not needed by the target role recommend orthopedic goods to customers depending on their condition skill
not needed by the target role recommend orthotic devices skill
not needed by the target role record treated patient's information skill
not needed by the target role send samples to laboratory skill
not needed by the target role shape nails skill
not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role treat nails skill
not needed by the target role treat patients' nails skill
not needed by the target role types of orthopedic supplies knowledge

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 anaesthetics required
required, not held multi-professional cooperation in health care required
required, not held professional documentation in health care required
required, not held techniques of blood-sampling required
required, not held health care legislation required
required, not held medical informatics required
optional, not held spine surgery optional
optional, not held wound closure techniques optional
optional, not held clinical reports optional
optional, not held customer service optional
optional, not held e-procurement optional
optional, not held radiological procedures optional

Index

Other moves recorded from podiatry assistant

Full index of moves from podiatry 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.