Table 1Transition record

healthcare assistanttomaternity support worker

A healthcare assistant already meets 50% of what the maternity support worker role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From healthcare assistant

50%

Overlap1

To maternity support worker

21 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

60.9 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 60.9

This move: 60.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the maternity support worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the healthcare 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A maternity support worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a healthcare assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held work under supervision in care communication, collaboration and creativity
already held identify abnormalities information skills
already held communicate with nursing staff communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide basic support to patients assisting and caring
already held work with nursing staff communication, collaboration and creativity
already held support nurses communication, collaboration and creativity

All 21 carried skills, including the 18 the maternity support worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 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 assisting and caring 5 required

required, not held assist on pregnancy abnormality required
required, not held care for the new-born infant required
required, not held provide postnatal care required
required, not held provide pre-natal care required
required, not held empathise with the woman's family during and after pregnancy required

02 health and welfare 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held pregnancy required
required, not held childbirth required
required, not held human anatomy required

optional, not held anaesthetics optional
optional, not held analgesics optional
optional, not held neonatology optional
optional, not held postpartum period optional
optional, not held preparation for child delivery optional
optional, not held preparation for parenthood optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held advise on family planning required
required, not held advise on pregnancies at risk required
required, not held advise on pregnancy required

optional, not held apply context specific clinical competences optional
optional, not held assess the course of breast-feeding period optional
optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

04 education 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held health education required

optional, not held sex education optional

05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held examine the new-born infant required

optional, not held monitor pregnancy optional

06 services 1 required

required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a maternity support worker 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 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate with nursing staff 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 deal with emergency care situations skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held identify abnormalities skill
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held listen actively skill
already held monitor basic patients signs skill
already held provide basic support to patients skill
already held support nurses skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held work under supervision in care skill
already held work with nursing staff skill
already held distribute meals to patients skill
already held have computer literacy skill
already held provide health education skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held embryology optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held use obstetric sonography optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held anaesthetics optional
optional, not held analgesics optional
optional, not held apply context specific clinical competences optional
optional, not held assess the course of breast-feeding period optional
optional, not held embryology optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held monitor pregnancy optional
optional, not held neonatology optional
optional, not held postpartum period optional
optional, not held preparation for child delivery optional
optional, not held preparation for parenthood optional
optional, not held promote health and safety optional
optional, not held use obstetric sonography optional
optional, not held sex education optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

25 held skills the maternity support worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role assist in the administration of medication to elderly skill
not needed by the target role communicate in foreign languages with health service providers skill
not needed by the target role convey medical routine information skill
not needed by the target role develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
not needed by the target role disability care knowledge
not needed by the target role disability types knowledge
not needed by the target role educate on the prevention of illness skill
not needed by the target role evaluate older adults' ability to take care of themselves skill
not needed by the target role geriatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
not needed by the target role manage healthcare users' data skill
not needed by the target role older adults' needs knowledge
not needed by the target role perform cleaning duties skill
not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
not needed by the target role respond to changing situations in health care skill
not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role support individuals to adjust to physical disability skill
not needed by the target role use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
not needed by the target role use foreign languages for health-related research skill
not needed by the target role use foreign languages in patient care skill
not needed by the target role use technical equipment for sterilisation skill

14 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 pregnancy required
required, not held childbirth required
required, not held health education required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required
optional, not held anaesthetics optional
optional, not held analgesics optional
optional, not held embryology optional
optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
optional, not held neonatology optional
optional, not held postpartum period optional
optional, not held preparation for child delivery optional
optional, not held preparation for parenthood optional
optional, not held sex education optional

Index

Other moves recorded from healthcare assistant

Full index of moves from healthcare 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.