Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

radiation therapisttoclinical perfusion scientist

A radiation therapist already meets 42% of what the clinical perfusion scientist role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From radiation therapist
42%
Overlap1
To clinical perfusion scientist
16 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
63.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

63.1/ 100

1 Share of the clinical perfusion scientist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the radiation therapist 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 clinical perfusion scientist role treats 9 of its required skills as things a radiation therapist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • communicate in healthcare
  • comply with legislation related to health care
  • comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
  • contribute to continuity of health care
  • health care legislation
  • human anatomy

What stands in the way is 10 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A clinical perfusion scientist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a radiation therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held provide pre-treatment information communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held perform transcranial magnetic stimulation information skills
  • already held conduct radiotherapy computer planning working with computers
  • already held electroencephalography health and welfare
  • already held interpret medical images information skills
  • already held hygiene in a health care setting services

All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the clinical perfusion scientist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 6 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 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held clinical perfusion required
  • required, not held resuscitation required
  • 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
  • optional, not held medical informatics optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
  • required, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams required
  • optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
  • optional, not held explain types of coagulation disorders optional
  • optional, not held promote health and safety optional
  • optional, not held provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions optional
  • optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures required
  • required, not held ensure safety of healthcare users required
  • optional, not held operate patients with thoracic diseases optional
  • optional, not held perform VATS optional
04 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held conceptualise healthcare user’s needs required
  • required, not held conduct routine blood testing required
  • optional, not held perform bronchoscopy optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate breathing equipment required
  • required, not held operate heart-lung machines required
  • optional, not held assist in kidney transplant optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a clinical perfusion scientist 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 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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 health care legislation knowledge
  • already held human anatomy knowledge
  • already held hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
  • already held medical terminology knowledge
  • already held perform transcranial magnetic stimulation skill
  • already held conduct radiotherapy computer planning skill
  • already held electroencephalography knowledge
  • already held first aid knowledge
  • already held interpret medical images skill
  • already held manage healthcare users' data skill
  • already held provide pre-treatment information skill
  • already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
  • optional, not held assist in kidney transplant optional
  • optional, not held emergency surgery optional
  • optional, not held explain types of coagulation disorders 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 rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
  • optional, not held surgery optional
  • optional, not held transplantation optional
  • optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional
  • optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
  • optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional
  • optional, not held medical informatics optional
47 held skills the clinical perfusion scientist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to organisational code of ethics skill
  • not needed by the target role adhere to the ALARA principle skill
  • not needed by the target role administer contrast media skill
  • not needed by the target role administer radiation treatment skill
  • not needed by the target role advocate for healthcare users' needs skill
  • not needed by the target role apply radiation protection procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role biomarkers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct cancer screening tests skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct video telemetry skill
  • not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
  • not needed by the target role delineate organs at risk skill
  • not needed by the target role determine medical images' diagnostic suitability skill
  • not needed by the target role dosimetric planning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role formulate a treatment plan skill
  • not needed by the target role health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify progression of disease skill
  • not needed by the target role immunotherapy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role influence of adjuvant treatment on radiotherapy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
  • not needed by the target role medical contrast agents knowledge
  • not needed by the target role medical oncology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role oncologic hormone therapy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform image guidance in radiation therapy skill
  • not needed by the target role perform on-treatment review skill
  • not needed by the target role perform pre-treatment imaging skill
  • not needed by the target role perform radiation treatments skill
  • not needed by the target role perform venous cannulation skill
  • not needed by the target role perform virtual simulation skill
  • not needed by the target role pharmaceutical products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role post-process medical images skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare examination room for radiation treatment skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare patients for imaging procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role promote cancer preventive information skill
  • not needed by the target role provide anti-cancer medical treatment skill
  • not needed by the target role provide psychological support to patients skill
  • not needed by the target role psychological treatment measures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role radiation physics in healthcare knowledge

7 further entries not listed here

8 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 resuscitation required
  • 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
  • optional, not held medical informatics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from radiation therapist

Full index of moves from radiation therapist

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.