Table 1Transition record

biomedical scientist advancedtobiomedical scientist

A biomedical scientist advanced already meets 41% of what the biomedical scientist role asks for. The move turns on 57 required skills not yet in the profile.

From biomedical scientist advanced

41%

Overlap1

To biomedical scientist

52 Skills carried over

57 Required, not held

74.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

41%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.7/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the biomedical scientist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the biomedical scientist advanced 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 biomedical scientist role treats 41 of its required skills as things a biomedical scientist advanced already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

accept own accountability
adhere to organisational guidelines
advise on healthcare users' informed consent
analyse body fluids
analyse cell cultures
analytical methods in biomedical sciences

What stands in the way is 57 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 52 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A biomedical scientist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a biomedical scientist advanced background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held analyse body fluids information skills
already held immunohaematology health and welfare
already held biomedical scientists' role in health care system health and welfare
already held biophysics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held clinical immunology health and welfare
already held clinical microbiology health and welfare

All 52 carried skills, including the 41 the biomedical scientist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 75 missing skills fall into 13 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 13 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held densiometry required
required, not held automated analysers in the medical laboratory required
required, not held diagnostic methods in medical laboratory required
required, not held professional documentation in health care required
required, not held techniques of blood-sampling required
required, not held transplantation required
required, not held biological haematology required
required, not held blood transfusion required
required, not held cross-matching techniques for blood transfusions required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held laboratory methods in biomedical sciences required
required, not held medical terminology required
required, not held radiation protection required

optional, not held medical device vigilance reporting systems optional
optional, not held electroencephalography optional
optional, not held medical parasitology optional
optional, not held first aid optional

02 assisting and caring 10 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply good clinical practices required
required, not held apply safety procedures in laboratory required
required, not held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice required
required, not held contribute to continuity of health care required
required, not held perform stem cell transplantation required
required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required
required, not held deal with emergency care situations required
required, not held follow clinical guidelines required
required, not held manage infection control in the facility required
required, not held promote inclusion required

optional, not held ensure safety of healthcare users optional
optional, not held empathise with the healthcare user optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 9 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held support blood transfusion services required
required, not held provide test results to medical staff required
required, not held communicate in healthcare required
required, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship required
required, not held educate on the prevention of illness required
required, not held inform policy makers on health-related challenges required
required, not held interact with healthcare users required
required, not held provide health education required
required, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care required

optional, not held conduct training on biomedical equipment optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

04 information skills 7 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held carry out biopsy required
required, not held implement quality control procedures for biomedical tests required
required, not held monitor the effects of medication required
required, not held diagnose disorders of the urogenital system required
required, not held keep up to date with diagnostic innovations required
required, not held manage healthcare users' data required
required, not held perform toxicological studies required

optional, not held carry out flow cytometry optional
optional, not held conduct routine blood testing optional
optional, not held perform diagnostic testing for allergies optional
optional, not held apply numeracy skills optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 6 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held bioethics required
required, not held biological chemistry required
required, not held biostatistics required
required, not held clinical biochemistry required
required, not held microscopic techniques required
required, not held molecular biology required

optional, not held proteomics optional

06 management skills 3 required

required, not held provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health required
required, not held apply organisational techniques required
required, not held respond to changing situations in health care required

7 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a biomedical 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 52 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held analyse body fluids skill
already held analyse cell cultures skill
already held analytical methods in biomedical sciences knowledge
already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held apply scientific methods skill
already held assist in the production of laboratory documentation skill
already held biology knowledge
already held biomedical science knowledge
already held biomedical scientists' role in health care system knowledge
already held biomedical techniques knowledge
already held biophysics knowledge
already held biosafety in biomedical laboratory knowledge
already held chemistry knowledge
already held clinical cytology knowledge
already held clinical immunology knowledge
already held clinical microbiology knowledge
already held conduct health related research skill
already held dermapathology knowledge
already held embryology knowledge
already held epidemiology knowledge
already held health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
already held histopathology knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held immunohaematology knowledge
already held immunology knowledge
already held listen actively skill
already held medical genetics knowledge
already held medical informatics knowledge
already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
already held pathology knowledge
already held perform cerebrospinal fluid analysis skill
already held perform pathology consultations skill
already held perform reconstructive microsurgery skill
already held record data from biomedical tests skill
already held tissue cytogenetics knowledge
already held toxicology knowledge
already held validate biomedical analysis results skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held cryopreservation knowledge
already held examine samples in dermatology skill
already held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
already held hepatology knowledge
already held interpret electromyograms skill
already held intracranial hypertension knowledge
already held neoplasia knowledge
already held pedagogy knowledge
already held perform virological test skill
already held research new treatments for blood related disorders skill
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill

The 7 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required

required, not held perform PCR covid test required
required, not held perform screening for infectious diseases required
required, not held maintain medical laboratory equipment required

08 business, administration and law 2 required

required, not held health care legislation required
required, not held manage healthcare staff required

09 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held label medical laboratory samples required

optional, not held collect biological samples from patients optional
optional, not held monitor biomedical equipment stock optional

10 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies required

optional, not held have computer literacy optional

11 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held histology required

12 services 1 required

required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required

13 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary

optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held medical device vigilance reporting systems optional
optional, not held carry out flow cytometry optional
optional, not held collect biological samples from patients optional
optional, not held conduct routine blood testing optional
optional, not held electroencephalography optional
optional, not held ensure safety of healthcare users optional
optional, not held medical parasitology optional
optional, not held monitor biomedical equipment stock optional
optional, not held perform diagnostic testing for allergies optional
optional, not held proteomics optional
optional, not held apply numeracy skills optional
optional, not held conduct training on biomedical equipment optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held empathise with the healthcare user optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held have computer literacy optional
optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

8 held skills the biomedical scientist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling skill
not needed by the target role cancer risks knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical immunopathology knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
not needed by the target role make clinical decisions skill
not needed by the target role perform transcranial magnetic stimulation skill
not needed by the target role scientific literature knowledge
not needed by the target role study topics skill

29 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 bioethics required
required, not held densiometry required
required, not held automated analysers in the medical laboratory required
required, not held biological chemistry required
required, not held diagnostic methods in medical laboratory required
required, not held professional documentation in health care required
required, not held techniques of blood-sampling required
required, not held transplantation required
required, not held biological haematology required
required, not held biostatistics required
required, not held blood transfusion required
required, not held clinical biochemistry required
required, not held cross-matching techniques for blood transfusions required
required, not held health care legislation required
required, not held histology required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required
required, not held laboratory methods in biomedical sciences required
required, not held manage healthcare staff required
required, not held medical terminology required
required, not held microscopic techniques required
required, not held molecular biology required
required, not held radiation protection required
optional, not held medical device vigilance reporting systems optional
optional, not held electroencephalography optional
optional, not held medical parasitology optional
optional, not held proteomics optional
optional, not held first aid optional
optional, not held multidisciplinary research optional

Index

Other moves recorded from biomedical scientist advanced

Full index of moves from biomedical scientist advanced

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.