Respiratory therapy technician to clinical perfusion scientist
A respiratory therapy technician already meets 72% of what the clinical perfusion scientist role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
34.7/ 100
1 How much of what a clinical perfusion scientist is expected to do is already part of a respiratory therapy technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the clinical perfusion scientist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A clinical perfusion scientist role treats 15 of its required skills as things a respiratory therapy technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply context specific clinical competences
- carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures
- clinical perfusion
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 28 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 respiratory therapy technician background worth leading with.
- already held clinical perfusion health and welfare
- already held operate breathing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate heart-lung machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held clinical imaging techniques health and welfare
- already held rehabilitation of all organ systems health and welfare
- already held carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures assisting and caring
All 28 carried skills, including the 15 the clinical perfusion scientist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 14 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn conceptualise healthcare user’s needs required
- still to learn conduct routine blood testing required
- still to learn perform transcranial magnetic stimulation required
- optional, not held perform bronchoscopy optional
- still to learn resuscitation required
- optional, not held electroencephalography optional
- optional, not held transplantation optional
- optional, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent optional
- optional, not held explain types of coagulation disorders optional
- optional, not held provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions optional
- optional, not held operate patients with thoracic diseases optional
- optional, not held perform VATS optional
- optional, not held conduct radiotherapy computer planning optional
- optional, not held assist in kidney transplant optional
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.
- 01 conceptualise healthcare user’s needs practise this
- 02 conduct routine blood testing practise this
- 03 perform transcranial magnetic stimulation practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 28 skills that carry over
- already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
- already held carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures skill
- already held clinical perfusion knowledge
- 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 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 operate breathing equipment skill
- already held operate heart-lung machines skill
- already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
- already held clinical imaging techniques knowledge
- already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
- already held emergency surgery knowledge
- already held first aid knowledge
- already held interpret medical images skill
- already held manage healthcare users' data skill
- already held medical informatics knowledge
- already held promote health and safety skill
- already held provide pre-treatment information skill
- already held rehabilitation of all organ systems knowledge
- already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
- already held surgery knowledge
- already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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 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 provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions optional
- optional, not held transplantation optional
3 held skills the clinical perfusion scientist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role conduct polysomnography skill
- not needed by the target role respiratory medicine knowledge
- not needed by the target role respiratory therapy knowledge
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn resuscitation required
- optional, not held electroencephalography optional
- optional, not held transplantation optional
Other moves recorded from respiratory therapy technician
Common questions about this move
Can a respiratory therapy technician become a clinical perfusion scientist?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A respiratory therapy technician already covers 72% of what a clinical perfusion scientist is expected to do: 28 skills carry over, 15 of which the clinical perfusion scientist role treats as required.
What skills does a respiratory therapy technician need to become a clinical perfusion scientist?
4 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is conceptualise healthcare user’s needs.
How hard is the move from respiratory therapy technician to clinical perfusion scientist?
Its learning distance is 34.7 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.