Table 1Transition record

homeopathtoherbal therapist

A homeopath already meets 37% of what the herbal therapist role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From homeopath

37%

Overlap1

To herbal therapist

17 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

69.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

37%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the herbal therapist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the homeopath 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 herbal therapist role treats 11 of its required skills as things a homeopath 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
human anatomy

What stands in the way is 15 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 herbal therapist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a homeopath 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 11 the herbal therapist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 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 assisting and caring 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply a holistic approach in care required
required, not held apply aromatherapy required
required, not held maintain healthcare user data confidentiality required
required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required

optional, not held apply acupuncture optional
optional, not held develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held advise on mental health required
required, not held identify customer's needs required
required, not held communicate in healthcare required
required, not held listen actively required

optional, not held use communication techniques optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional

03 health and welfare 3 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held acupuncture methods required
required, not held phytotherapy required
required, not held types of aromatherapy treatments required

optional, not held complementary and alternative medicine optional
optional, not held iridology optional
optional, not held reiki optional
optional, not held shiatsu optional
optional, not held tai chi optional
optional, not held energy therapy optional
optional, not held etiopathy optional
optional, not held fasciatherapy optional
optional, not held general medicine optional

04 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held collect healthcare user's general data required
required, not held observe healthcare users required
required, not held study topics required

optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional
optional, not held conduct physical examinations optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held characteristics of plants required

optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held marketing principles optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a herbal therapist 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 human anatomy knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held maintain work area cleanliness skill
already held promote mental health skill
already held provide health education skill
already held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions skill
already held homeopathy knowledge
already held homeopathy remedies knowledge
already held pedagogy knowledge
already held refer healthcare users skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional

20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held address side effects of menopause optional
optional, not held apply acupuncture optional
optional, not held complementary and alternative medicine optional
optional, not held conduct physical examinations optional
optional, not held develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system optional
optional, not held iridology optional
optional, not held monitor stock level optional
optional, not held reiki optional
optional, not held shiatsu optional
optional, not held tai chi optional
optional, not held apply organisational techniques optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held energy therapy optional
optional, not held etiopathy optional
optional, not held fasciatherapy optional
optional, not held general medicine optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional
optional, not held use communication techniques optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional

17 held skills the herbal therapist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accept own accountability skill
not needed by the target role advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
not needed by the target role archive healthcare users' records skill
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
not needed by the target role conduct a homeopathic consultation skill
not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
not needed by the target role dietetics knowledge
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role older adults' needs knowledge
not needed by the target role pathology knowledge
not needed by the target role process medical insurance claims skill
not needed by the target role promote homeopathy skill
not needed by the target role psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role record healthcare users' billing information skill
not needed by the target role supervision of persons knowledge
not needed by the target role work in a multicultural environment in health care skill

16 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 acupuncture methods required
required, not held phytotherapy required
required, not held types of aromatherapy treatments required
required, not held characteristics of plants required
optional, not held complementary and alternative medicine optional
optional, not held iridology optional
optional, not held reiki optional
optional, not held shiatsu optional
optional, not held tai chi optional
optional, not held biology optional
optional, not held chemistry optional
optional, not held energy therapy optional
optional, not held etiopathy optional
optional, not held fasciatherapy optional
optional, not held general medicine optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional

Index

Other moves recorded from homeopath

Full index of moves from homeopath

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.