Table 1Transition record

healthcare institution managertopublic health policy officer

A healthcare institution manager already meets 63% of what the public health policy officer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From healthcare institution manager

63%

Overlap1

To public health policy officer

16 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

37.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 37.4

This move: 37.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the public health policy officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the healthcare institution manager 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A public health policy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a healthcare institution manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assess health services within the community information skills
already held lead healthcare services changes management skills
already held advise policy makers in healthcare communication, collaboration and creativity
already held implement policy in healthcare practices communication, collaboration and creativity
already held address public health issues management skills
already held contribute to public health campaigns management skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 11 the public health policy officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 5 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 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held analyse health problems within a given community required

optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held conduct health related research optional
optional, not held monitor regulations in social services optional
optional, not held perform market research optional
optional, not held report analysis results optional

02 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held provide improvement strategies required

optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

03 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held government policy implementation required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 supplementary

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held report on social development optional

05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held project management principles optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a public health policy officer 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held address public health issues skill
already held assess health services within the community skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held contribute to public health campaigns skill
already held health care legislation knowledge
already held health care system knowledge
already held implement policy in healthcare practices skill
already held lead healthcare services changes skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held public health knowledge
already held work within communities skill
already held advise policy makers in healthcare skill
already held analyse goal progress skill
already held implement strategic planning skill
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held manage healthcare staff knowledge

13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held maintain relations with local representatives optional
optional, not held apply strategic thinking optional
optional, not held build community relations optional
optional, not held carry out strategic research optional
optional, not held conduct health related research optional
optional, not held maintain relationships with government agencies optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held monitor regulations in social services optional
optional, not held perform market research optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held project management principles optional
optional, not held report analysis results optional
optional, not held report on social development optional

24 held skills the public health policy officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role administrative tasks in a medical environment knowledge
not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
not needed by the target role budgetary principles knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role delegate emergency care skill
not needed by the target role develop financial statistics reports skill
not needed by the target role healthcare administration knowledge
not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
not needed by the target role keep task records skill
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage fundraising activities skill
not needed by the target role manage health and safety standards skill
not needed by the target role manage operations in healthcare institutions skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role medical studies knowledge
not needed by the target role medical terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role negotiate supplier arrangements skill
not needed by the target role perform quality audits skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role represent the organisation skill
not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role set quality assurance objectives skill
not needed by the target role supervise medical office support workers skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill

2 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 government policy implementation required
optional, not held project management principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from healthcare institution manager

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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.