Table 1Transition record

podiatry assistanttopodiatrist

A podiatry assistant already meets 59% of what the podiatrist role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From podiatry assistant

59%

Overlap1

To podiatrist

23 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

48.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 48.5

This move: 48.5 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the podiatrist 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A podiatrist 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 conduct podiatry consultation information skills
already held podiatric surgery health and welfare
already held chiropody health and welfare
already held foot problems health and welfare
already held orthopaedic treatment alternatives health and welfare
already held promote foot health communication, collaboration and creativity

All 23 carried skills, including the 18 the podiatrist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required

required, not held accept own accountability required
required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
required, not held interact with healthcare users required

02 health and welfare 2 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held human physiology required
required, not held immunology required

optional, not held anaesthetics optional
optional, not held hydrotherapy optional
optional, not held rheumatology optional
optional, not held paediatrics optional
optional, not held sport and exercise medicine optional

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required

optional, not held refer healthcare users optional
optional, not held apply massage therapy optional

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage healthcare users' data required

optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional

05 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held histology required

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held biomechanics required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a podiatrist 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 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held chiropody knowledge
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held conduct podiatry consultation skill
already held dermatology knowledge
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held foot problems knowledge
already held health care system knowledge
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held kinetics knowledge
already held maintain medical devices skill
already held orthopaedic conditions knowledge
already held orthopaedic treatment alternatives knowledge
already held pharmacology knowledge
already held promote foot health skill
already held recommend orthotic devices skill
already held sterilization techniques knowledge
already held podiatric surgery knowledge
already held process medical insurance claims skill
already held provide footwear advice to patients skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held behavioural therapy required

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held orthotics optional

09 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held develop foot orthoses optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held develop foot orthoses optional
optional, not held anaesthetics optional
optional, not held hydrotherapy optional
optional, not held orthotics optional
optional, not held refer healthcare users optional
optional, not held rheumatology optional
optional, not held apply massage therapy optional
optional, not held paediatrics optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional
optional, not held sport and exercise medicine optional

34 held skills the podiatrist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administer appointments skill
not needed by the target role administrative tasks in a medical environment knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
not needed by the target role analyse X-ray imagery skill
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 clinical coding knowledge
not needed by the target role collect healthcare user data under supervision skill
not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role contribute to quality physiotherapy services skill
not needed by the target role discuss the medical history of the healthcare user skill
not needed by the target role health records management knowledge
not needed by the target role medical terminology knowledge
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 orthopaedics knowledge
not needed by the target role perform clinical coding procedures skill
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 provide health education 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 record treated patient's information skill
not needed by the target role respond to changing situations in health care 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 surgical asepsis 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
not needed by the target role work in multidisciplinary health teams skill

11 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 behavioural therapy required
required, not held biomechanics required
required, not held histology required
required, not held human physiology required
required, not held immunology required
optional, not held anaesthetics optional
optional, not held hydrotherapy optional
optional, not held orthotics optional
optional, not held rheumatology optional
optional, not held paediatrics optional
optional, not held sport and exercise medicine optional

Index

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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.