Table 1Transition record

herbal therapisttohomeopath

A herbal therapist already meets 58% of what the homeopath role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From herbal therapist

58%

Overlap1

To homeopath

17 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

45.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

45.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the homeopath role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the herbal therapist 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 homeopath role treats 12 of its required skills as things a herbal therapist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply context specific clinical competences
develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship
develop therapeutic relationships
ensure safety of healthcare users
follow-up on healthcare users' treatment
homeopathy

What stands in the way is 6 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A homeopath role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a herbal therapist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held homeopathy remedies health and welfare
already held follow-up on healthcare users' treatment communication, collaboration and creativity
already held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held homeopathy health and welfare
already held promote mental health management skills
already held develop therapeutic relationships communication, collaboration and creativity

All 17 carried skills, including the 12 the homeopath role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held accept own accountability required
required, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent required
required, not held conduct a homeopathic consultation required

optional, not held promote homeopathy optional
optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice required
required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required

optional, not held deal with emergency care situations optional

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held archive healthcare users' records required

optional, not held process medical insurance claims optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional

04 health and welfare 3 supplementary

optional, not held dietetics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held pathology optional

05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held supervision of persons optional

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage staff optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a homeopath 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 17 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held develop therapeutic relationships skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow-up on healthcare users' treatment skill
already held homeopathy knowledge
already held homeopathy remedies knowledge
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
already held refer healthcare users skill
already held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions skill
already held pedagogy knowledge
already held promote mental health skill
already held provide health education skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held psychology optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held dietetics optional
optional, not held promote homeopathy optional
optional, not held deal with emergency care situations optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held pathology optional
optional, not held process medical insurance claims optional
optional, not held psychology optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional
optional, not held supervision of persons optional
optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care optional

35 held skills the homeopath role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role acupuncture methods knowledge
not needed by the target role address side effects of menopause skill
not needed by the target role advise on mental health skill
not needed by the target role apply a holistic approach in care skill
not needed by the target role apply acupuncture skill
not needed by the target role apply aromatherapy skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role biology knowledge
not needed by the target role characteristics of plants knowledge
not needed by the target role chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role collect healthcare user's general data skill
not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role complementary and alternative medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct physical examinations skill
not needed by the target role develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system skill
not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
not needed by the target role energy therapy knowledge
not needed by the target role etiopathy knowledge
not needed by the target role fasciatherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
not needed by the target role iridology knowledge
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role marketing principles knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor stock level skill
not needed by the target role observe healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role phytotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role reiki knowledge
not needed by the target role shiatsu knowledge
not needed by the target role study topics skill
not needed by the target role tai chi knowledge
not needed by the target role types of aromatherapy treatments knowledge
not needed by the target role use communication techniques skill
not needed by the target role use foreign languages for health-related research skill

5 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

optional, not held dietetics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held pathology optional
optional, not held psychology optional
optional, not held supervision of persons optional

Index

Other moves recorded from herbal therapist

Full index of moves from herbal therapist

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.