Table 1Transition record

chiropractic assistanttodoctors' surgery assistant

A chiropractic assistant already meets 42% of what the doctors' surgery assistant role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.

From chiropractic assistant

42%

Overlap1

To doctors' surgery assistant

24 Skills carried over

25 Required, not held

71.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 71.3

This move: 71.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the doctors' surgery assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the chiropractic assistant 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A doctors' surgery assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a chiropractic assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held administrative tasks in a medical environment business, administration and law
already held answer patients' questions assisting and caring
already held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment information skills
already held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality assisting and caring
already held professional documentation in health care health and welfare
already held medical informatics health and welfare

All 24 carried skills, including the 21 the doctors' surgery assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 42 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 8 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held perform reconstructive plastic surgery required
required, not held assist in epilepsy surgery required
required, not held contribute to continuity of health care required
required, not held ensure safety of healthcare users required
required, not held operate patients with thoracic diseases required
required, not held adhere to organisational guidelines required
required, not held deal with emergency care situations required
required, not held follow clinical guidelines required

optional, not held assist patients with special needs optional
optional, not held assist with hemostasis optional
optional, not held perform venepuncture procedures optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
required, not held provide pre-treatment information required
required, not held provide test results to medical staff required
required, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship required
required, not held educate on the prevention of illness required
required, not held interact with healthcare users required

optional, not held offer advice on diet-related concerns optional
optional, not held perform procurement processes optional

03 health and welfare 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held anaesthetics required
required, not held multi-professional cooperation in health care required
required, not held surgical asepsis required
required, not held techniques of blood-sampling required

optional, not held spine surgery optional
optional, not held wound closure techniques optional
optional, not held clinical reports optional
optional, not held radiological procedures optional

04 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held maintain treatment records required
required, not held monitor patients' progress related to treatment required
required, not held manage healthcare users' data required
required, not held process medical insurance claims required

optional, not held analyse X-ray imagery optional
optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional

05 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held health records management required
required, not held health care legislation required

optional, not held e-procurement optional

06 services 1 required

required, not held health care system required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a doctors' surgery assistant 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 24 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held administrative tasks in a medical environment knowledge
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held answer patients' questions skill
already held apply organisational techniques 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 empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
already held medical informatics knowledge
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held professional documentation in health care knowledge
already held promote inclusion skill
already held provide health education skill
already held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment skill
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held administer appointments skill
already held customer service knowledge
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held collect biological samples from patients optional
optional, not held take blood samples optional

08 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held supervise medical office support workers optional

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held use venepuncture procedure equipment optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held spine surgery optional
optional, not held wound closure techniques optional
optional, not held analyse X-ray imagery optional
optional, not held assist patients with special needs optional
optional, not held assist with hemostasis optional
optional, not held clinical reports optional
optional, not held collect biological samples from patients optional
optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held e-procurement optional
optional, not held perform venepuncture procedures optional
optional, not held radiological procedures optional
optional, not held supervise medical office support workers optional
optional, not held take blood samples optional
optional, not held use venepuncture procedure equipment optional
optional, not held offer advice on diet-related concerns optional
optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional

8 held skills the doctors' surgery assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role chiropractic terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role collect healthcare user data under supervision skill
not needed by the target role collect healthcare user's general data skill
not needed by the target role contribute to quality physiotherapy services skill
not needed by the target role identify patients' medical records skill
not needed by the target role maintain chiropractic equipment skill
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
not needed by the target role use electronic health records management system skill

12 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 anaesthetics required
required, not held health records management required
required, not held multi-professional cooperation in health care required
required, not held surgical asepsis required
required, not held techniques of blood-sampling required
required, not held health care legislation required
required, not held health care system required
optional, not held spine surgery optional
optional, not held wound closure techniques optional
optional, not held clinical reports optional
optional, not held e-procurement optional
optional, not held radiological procedures optional

Index

Other moves recorded from chiropractic assistant

Full index of moves from chiropractic assistant

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.