Prosthetist-orthotist to clinical perfusion scientist

• 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 contribute to continuity of health care skill
• already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
• already held human anatomy knowledge
• already held hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
• already held medical terminology knowledge
• already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
• already held first aid knowledge
• already held medical informatics knowledge
• already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
• already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill

• optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
• optional, not held assist in kidney transplant optional
• optional, not held conduct radiotherapy computer planning optional
• optional, not held electroencephalography optional
• optional, not held emergency surgery optional
• optional, not held explain types of coagulation disorders optional
• optional, not held interpret medical images optional
• optional, not held operate patients with thoracic diseases optional
• optional, not held perform VATS optional
• optional, not held perform bronchoscopy optional
• optional, not held promote health and safety optional
• optional, not held provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions 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 transplantation optional
• optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
• optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional
• optional, not held manage healthcare users' data optional

• 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 answer patients' questions 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 collect healthcare user's general data 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 finish prosthetic-orthotic devices skill
• not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
• not needed by the target role identify patients' medical records skill
• 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 provide health education 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 data from biomedical tests skill
• not needed by the target role record healthcare users' progress related to treatment skill
• not needed by the target role rehabilitation knowledge

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Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn clinical perfusion required
• still to learn health care legislation required
• still to learn resuscitation required
• optional, not held electroencephalography optional
• optional, not held emergency surgery optional
• optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
• optional, not held surgery optional
• optional, not held transplantation optional
• optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A prosthetist-orthotist already covers 38% of what a clinical perfusion scientist is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 9 of which the clinical perfusion scientist role treats as required.

10 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is apply context specific clinical competences.

Its learning distance is 66.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.