Table 1Transition record

specialist nursetonurse responsible for general care

A specialist nurse already meets 60% of what the nurse responsible for general care role asks for. The move turns on 38 required skills not yet in the profile.

From specialist nurse

60%

Overlap1

To nurse responsible for general care

66 Skills carried over

38 Required, not held

61.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.4

This move: 61.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the nurse responsible for general care role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the specialist nurse 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 66 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A nurse responsible for general care role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a specialist nurse background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held adapt leadership styles in healthcare management skills
already held initiate life preserving measures assisting and caring
already held patient safety theories health and welfare
already held simulation-based clinical education education
already held use clinical reasoning communication, collaboration and creativity
already held analyse quality of nurse care information skills

All 66 carried skills, including the 54 the nurse responsible for general care role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 40 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 health and welfare 27 required

required, not held citizen involvement in healthcare required
required, not held evidence-based nursing care required
required, not held leadership in nursing required
required, not held patient autonomy required
required, not held acute care required
required, not held dietetics required
required, not held disability care required
required, not held palliative care required
required, not held person centred care required
required, not held surgery required
required, not held adolescence medicine required
required, not held first aid required
required, not held general medicine required
required, not held geriatrics required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held human physiology required
required, not held infection control required
required, not held innovation in nursing required
required, not held newborn care required
required, not held nursing principles required
required, not held nursing science required
required, not held paediatrics required
required, not held pathology required
required, not held primary care required
required, not held psychiatry required
required, not held public health required
required, not held resuscitation required

02 education 2 required

required, not held pedagogy required
required, not held scientific research methodology required

03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required

required, not held biological chemistry required
required, not held pharmacology required

04 services 2 required

required, not held safe management of medicines required
required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required

05 social sciences, journalism and information 2 required

required, not held psychology required
required, not held sociology required

06 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held provide stroke rehabilitation services required

optional, not held treat medical conditions of elderly people optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a nurse responsible for general care 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 66 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adapt leadership styles in healthcare skill
already held address problems critically skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held advise on healthy lifestyles skill
already held analyse quality of nurse care skill
already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held apply nursing care in long-term care skill
already held apply person-centred care skill
already held apply sustainability principles in health care 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 contribute to continuity of health care skill
already held coordinate care skill
already held deal with emergency care situations skill
already held delegate emergency care skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held diagnose nursing care skill
already held educate on the prevention of illness skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held empower individuals, families and groups skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held evaluate nursing care skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held have computer literacy skill
already held impact of social contexts on health knowledge
already held implement fundamentals of nursing skill
already held implement nursing care skill
already held implement scientific decision making in healthcare skill
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held initiate life preserving measures skill
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held listen actively skill
already held manage information in health care skill
already held manage multiple patients simultaneously skill
already held manage personal professional development skill
already held participate in health personnel training skill
already held plan nursing care skill
already held promote a positive image of nursing skill
already held promote human rights skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions skill
already held provide health education skill
already held provide nursing advice on healthcare skill
already held provide professional care in nursing skill
already held provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health skill
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held solve problems in healthcare skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
already held use electronic health records in nursing skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling skill
already held assist in kidney transplant skill
already held carry out nurse-led discharge skill
already held patient safety theories knowledge
already held perform venous cannulation skill
already held prescribe medication skill
already held provide nursing care in community settings skill
already held provide palliative care skill
already held simulation-based clinical education knowledge
already held use clinical reasoning skill
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply organisational techniques required

optional, not held supervise medical residents optional

08 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held health care legislation required

2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held supervise medical residents optional
optional, not held treat medical conditions of elderly people optional

26 held skills the nurse responsible for general care role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address side effects of menopause skill
not needed by the target role administer immunotherapy skill
not needed by the target role assess physical conditions of clients skill
not needed by the target role assist in epilepsy surgery skill
not needed by the target role carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures skill
not needed by the target role coach individuals in specialised nursing care skill
not needed by the target role communicate in specialised nursing care skill
not needed by the target role conduct patch testing skill
not needed by the target role conduct polysomnography skill
not needed by the target role conduct preoperative investigations skill
not needed by the target role contribute to the advancements in specialised nursing care skill
not needed by the target role evaluation in specialised nursing care skill
not needed by the target role follow-up patients with heart attack skill
not needed by the target role manage adverse reactions to drugs skill
not needed by the target role manage communicable disease skill
not needed by the target role manage hospital-acquired infections skill
not needed by the target role manage trauma through surgical means skill
not needed by the target role perform bronchoscopy skill
not needed by the target role perform diagnostic testing for allergies skill
not needed by the target role perform endoscopy skill
not needed by the target role perform vascular surgery therapeutic procedures skill
not needed by the target role promote health in specialised care skill
not needed by the target role provide anti-cancer medical treatment skill
not needed by the target role refer healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role specialist nursing care knowledge
not needed by the target role treat endocrine disorders skill

36 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 citizen involvement in healthcare required
required, not held evidence-based nursing care required
required, not held leadership in nursing required
required, not held patient autonomy required
required, not held acute care required
required, not held biological chemistry required
required, not held dietetics required
required, not held disability care required
required, not held palliative care required
required, not held person centred care required
required, not held safe management of medicines required
required, not held surgery required
required, not held adolescence medicine required
required, not held first aid required
required, not held general medicine required
required, not held geriatrics required
required, not held health care legislation required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held human physiology required
required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required
required, not held infection control required
required, not held innovation in nursing required
required, not held newborn care required
required, not held nursing principles required
required, not held nursing science required
required, not held paediatrics required
required, not held pathology required
required, not held pedagogy required
required, not held pharmacology required
required, not held primary care required
required, not held psychiatry required
required, not held psychology required
required, not held public health required
required, not held resuscitation required
required, not held scientific research methodology required
required, not held sociology required

Index

Other moves recorded from specialist nurse

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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.