Table 1Transition record

prosthetist-orthotisttochiropractic assistant

A prosthetist-orthotist already meets 40% of what the chiropractic assistant role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From prosthetist-orthotist

40%

Overlap1

To chiropractic assistant

13 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

61.2 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.2

This move: 61.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the chiropractic assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the prosthetist-orthotist 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chiropractic assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a prosthetist-orthotist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held identify patients' medical records management skills
already held answer patients' questions assisting and caring
already held collect healthcare user's general data information skills
already held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment information skills
already held medical informatics health and welfare
already held medical terminology health and welfare

All 13 carried skills, including the 6 the chiropractic assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 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 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held accept own accountability required
required, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent required

optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional
optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required

required, not held administrative tasks in a medical environment required
required, not held customer service required

03 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required

optional, not held empathise with the healthcare user optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional

04 health and welfare 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held chiropractic terminology required

optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held collect healthcare user data under supervision required

06 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use electronic health records management system required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chiropractic 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held answer patients' questions skill
already held collect healthcare user's general data skill
already held identify patients' medical records skill
already held medical informatics knowledge
already held provide health education skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies 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 medical terminology knowledge
already held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment skill
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held maintain chiropractic equipment required

08 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held contribute to quality physiotherapy services optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional
optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held contribute to quality physiotherapy services optional
optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional
optional, not held administer appointments optional
optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
optional, not held empathise with the healthcare user optional
optional, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges optional
optional, not held promote inclusion optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional
optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care optional

44 held skills the chiropractic assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role advise on rehabilitation exercises skill
not needed by the target role archive healthcare users' records skill
not needed by the target role assist patients with rehabilitation skill
not needed by the target role biomechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role contribute to continuity of health care skill
not needed by the target role contribute to the rehabilitation process skill
not needed by the target role create lifecasts skill
not needed by the target role design medical supportive devices skill
not needed by the target role develop therapeutic relationships skill
not needed by the target role ensure safety of healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role finish prosthetic-orthotic devices skill
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
not needed by the target role instruct patients on supportive devices skill
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 listen actively skill
not needed by the target role maintain prosthetic-orthotic devices skill
not needed by the target role manipulate plastic skill
not needed by the target role manipulate prosthetic-orthotic device materials skill
not needed by the target role manipulate wood skill
not needed by the target role modify casts for prostheses skill
not needed by the target role modify lifecasts skill
not needed by the target role orthopaedic conditions knowledge
not needed by the target role orthopaedic goods industry knowledge
not needed by the target role orthopaedics knowledge
not needed by the target role orthotics knowledge
not needed by the target role pathology knowledge
not needed by the target role pedorthics knowledge
not needed by the target role perform a prosthetic examination of the patient skill
not needed by the target role place orders for orthopedic products skill
not needed by the target role prosthetic devices knowledge
not needed by the target role prosthetic-orthotic device materials knowledge
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 data from biomedical tests skill
not needed by the target role rehabilitation knowledge

4 further entries not listed here

4 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 chiropractic terminology required
required, not held administrative tasks in a medical environment required
required, not held customer service required
optional, not held professional documentation in health care optional

Index

Other moves recorded from prosthetist-orthotist

Full index of moves from prosthetist-orthotist

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.