Table 1Transition record

emergency ambulance drivertorespiratory therapy technician

A emergency ambulance driver already meets 29% of what the respiratory therapy technician role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From emergency ambulance driver

29%

Overlap1

To respiratory therapy technician

7 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

70.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the respiratory therapy technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the emergency ambulance driver 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 respiratory therapy technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things a emergency ambulance driver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

communicate in healthcare
comply with legislation related to health care
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
health care legislation
human anatomy
hygiene in a health care setting

What stands in the way is 11 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A respiratory therapy technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a emergency ambulance driver background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held hygiene in a health care setting services
already held health care legislation business, administration and law
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice assisting and caring
already held communicate in healthcare communication, collaboration and creativity
already held first aid health and welfare
already held human anatomy health and welfare

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the respiratory therapy technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 7 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 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held clinical perfusion required
required, not held respiratory medicine required
required, not held respiratory therapy required
required, not held medical terminology required

optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held medical informatics optional

02 assisting and caring 3 required

required, not held carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures required
required, not held contribute to continuity of health care required
required, not held ensure safety of healthcare users required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
required, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams required

optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional
optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required

required, not held operate breathing equipment required
required, not held operate heart-lung machines required

05 information skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held manage healthcare users' data optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held respond to changing situations in health care optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a respiratory therapy technician 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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 health care legislation knowledge
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
already held first aid knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

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

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held conduct polysomnography optional
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held provide pre-treatment information optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held use e-health and mobile health technologies optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship optional
optional, not held manage healthcare users' data optional
optional, not held medical informatics optional
optional, not held respond to changing situations in health care optional

40 held skills the respiratory therapy technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role assess nature of injury in emergency skill
not needed by the target role assist ambulance paramedics skill
not needed by the target role childbirth knowledge
not needed by the target role clean vehicle interiors skill
not needed by the target role communicate in foreign languages with health service providers skill
not needed by the target role decontaminate ambulance interior skill
not needed by the target role disability care knowledge
not needed by the target role drive ambulance under emergency conditions skill
not needed by the target role drive helicopter under emergency conditions skill
not needed by the target role emergency cases knowledge
not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
not needed by the target role ensure ambulance roadworthiness skill
not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
not needed by the target role handle patient trauma skill
not needed by the target role health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
not needed by the target role infection control knowledge
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role maintain emergency vehicle equipment skill
not needed by the target role maintain order at scenes of accidents skill
not needed by the target role medical dispatch knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor patients during transfer to hospital skill
not needed by the target role operate an emergency communication system skill
not needed by the target role operate specialised equipment in emergency skill
not needed by the target role operational tactics for emergency responses knowledge
not needed by the target role pathogenic microorganisms knowledge
not needed by the target role perform multiple tasks at the same time skill
not needed by the target role pharmacology knowledge
not needed by the target role pilot boat for medical emergency services skill
not needed by the target role position patients undergoing interventions skill
not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
not needed by the target role resuscitation knowledge
not needed by the target role sanitary technology knowledge
not needed by the target role special equipment in emergency knowledge
not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
not needed by the target role transfer patients skill
not needed by the target role transfer patients to and from ambulance vehicles skill
not needed by the target role work in multidisciplinary teams related to emergency care skill
not needed by the target role write reports on emergency cases skill

9 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 clinical perfusion required
required, not held respiratory medicine required
required, not held respiratory therapy required
required, not held medical terminology required
optional, not held emergency surgery optional
optional, not held rehabilitation of all organ systems optional
optional, not held surgery optional
optional, not held clinical imaging techniques optional
optional, not held medical informatics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from emergency ambulance driver

Full index of moves from emergency ambulance driver

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.