Table 1Transition record

biomedical scientist advancedtospecialist pharmacist

A biomedical scientist advanced already meets 18% of what the specialist pharmacist role asks for. The move turns on 41 required skills not yet in the profile.

From biomedical scientist advanced

18%

Overlap1

To specialist pharmacist

11 Skills carried over

41 Required, not held

87.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

18%

Learning distance A rebuild

87.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the specialist pharmacist 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 specialist pharmacist role treats 9 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
apply context specific clinical competences
cancer risks
listen actively

What stands in the way is 41 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A specialist pharmacist 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 cancer risks health and welfare
already held toxicology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
already held conduct health related research information skills
already held use foreign languages for health-related research communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent communication, collaboration and creativity
already held microbiology-bacteriology natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 11 carried skills, including the 9 the specialist pharmacist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 49 missing skills fall into 9 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 assisting and caring 11 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply person-centred care 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 ensure safety of healthcare users required
required, not held provide anti-cancer medical treatment required
required, not held provide specialist pharmaceutical care required
required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required
required, not held deal with emergency care situations required
required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required
required, not held follow clinical guidelines required
required, not held promote inclusion required

optional, not held manage adverse reactions to drugs optional
optional, not held prescribe medication optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 11 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held advise on poisoning incidents required
required, not held provide pharmaceutical advice required
required, not held provide specialist pharmaceutical advice 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 provide medication information required
required, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care required

optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

03 health and welfare 6 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held pharmacognosy required
required, not held pharmacotherapy required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held pharmaceutical industry required
required, not held pharmaceutical technology required
required, not held pharmacokinetics required

optional, not held homeopathy optional
optional, not held medical devices optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 6 required

required, not held botany required
required, not held inorganic chemistry required
required, not held organic chemistry required
required, not held pharmaceutical chemistry required
required, not held pharmacology required
required, not held physics required

05 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary

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

optional, not held improve safety of medicines optional

06 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held review patient's medical data required
required, not held manage healthcare users' data required

optional, not held perform diagnostic testing for allergies optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a specialist pharmacist 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 11 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 apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held cancer risks knowledge
already held listen actively skill
already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
already held toxicology knowledge
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held conduct health related research skill
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held pharmacy law required

08 working with computers 1 required

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

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held maintain medical devices optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held improve safety of medicines optional
optional, not held manage adverse reactions to drugs optional
optional, not held perform diagnostic testing for allergies optional
optional, not held prescribe medication optional
optional, not held homeopathy optional
optional, not held maintain medical devices optional
optional, not held medical devices optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

49 held skills the specialist pharmacist 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 analyse body fluids skill
not needed by the target role analyse cell cultures skill
not needed by the target role analytical methods in biomedical sciences knowledge
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role assist in the production of laboratory documentation skill
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role biomedical science knowledge
not needed by the target role biomedical scientists' role in health care system knowledge
not needed by the target role biomedical techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role biophysics knowledge
not needed by the target role biosafety in biomedical laboratory knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical cytology knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical immunology knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical immunopathology knowledge
not needed by the target role clinical microbiology knowledge
not needed by the target role cryopreservation knowledge
not needed by the target role dermapathology knowledge
not needed by the target role embryology knowledge
not needed by the target role epidemiology knowledge
not needed by the target role examine samples in dermatology skill
not needed by the target role explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
not needed by the target role health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
not needed by the target role hepatology knowledge
not needed by the target role histopathology knowledge
not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
not needed by the target role immunohaematology knowledge
not needed by the target role immunology knowledge
not needed by the target role industrial research and development knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret electromyograms skill
not needed by the target role intracranial hypertension knowledge
not needed by the target role make clinical decisions skill
not needed by the target role medical genetics knowledge
not needed by the target role medical informatics knowledge
not needed by the target role neoplasia knowledge
not needed by the target role pathology knowledge
not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
not needed by the target role perform cerebrospinal fluid analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform pathology consultations skill

9 further entries not listed here

15 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 botany required
required, not held pharmacognosy required
required, not held pharmacotherapy required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held inorganic chemistry required
required, not held organic chemistry required
required, not held pharmaceutical chemistry required
required, not held pharmaceutical industry required
required, not held pharmaceutical technology required
required, not held pharmacokinetics required
required, not held pharmacology required
required, not held pharmacy law required
required, not held physics required
optional, not held homeopathy optional
optional, not held medical devices 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.