Table 1Transition record

industrial pharmacisttospecialist pharmacist

A industrial pharmacist already meets 38% of what the specialist pharmacist role asks for. The move turns on 31 required skills not yet in the profile.

From industrial pharmacist

38%

Overlap1

To specialist pharmacist

23 Skills carried over

31 Required, not held

73.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 73.1

This move: 73.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the specialist pharmacist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the industrial pharmacist 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A specialist pharmacist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a industrial pharmacist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held pharmacotherapy health and welfare
already held pharmacognosy health and welfare
already held pharmacokinetics health and welfare
already held pharmacy law business, administration and law
already held provide pharmaceutical advice communication, collaboration and creativity
already held inorganic chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics

All 23 carried skills, including the 19 the specialist pharmacist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 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 12 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent required
required, not held advise on poisoning incidents required
required, not held provide specialist pharmaceutical advice required
required, not held work in multidisciplinary health teams required
required, not held communicate in healthcare required
required, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship required
required, not held educate on the prevention of illness required
required, not held interact with healthcare users required
required, not held listen actively required
required, not held provide health education required
required, not held provide medication information required
required, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care required

optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

02 assisting and caring 10 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply person-centred care required
required, not held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice required
required, not held contribute to continuity of health care required
required, not held ensure safety of healthcare users required
required, not held provide anti-cancer medical treatment required
required, not held provide specialist pharmaceutical care required
required, not held deal with emergency care situations required
required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required
required, not held follow clinical guidelines required
required, not held promote inclusion required

optional, not held prescribe medication optional

03 management skills 3 required

required, not held provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health required
required, not held apply organisational techniques required
required, not held respond to changing situations in health care required

04 health and welfare 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held cancer risks required
required, not held pharmaceutical industry required

optional, not held homeopathy optional
optional, not held medical devices optional

05 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held review patient's medical data required
required, not held manage healthcare users' data required

optional, not held perform diagnostic testing for allergies optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held pharmacology required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a specialist pharmacist 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 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held botany knowledge
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held inorganic chemistry knowledge
already held microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
already held organic chemistry knowledge
already held pharmaceutical chemistry knowledge
already held pharmaceutical technology knowledge
already held pharmacognosy knowledge
already held pharmacokinetics knowledge
already held pharmacotherapy knowledge
already held pharmacy law knowledge
already held physics knowledge
already held provide pharmaceutical advice skill
already held toxicology knowledge
already held conduct health related research skill
already held improve safety of medicines skill
already held maintain medical devices skill
already held manage adverse reactions to drugs skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 required

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

6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held perform diagnostic testing for allergies optional
optional, not held prescribe medication optional
optional, not held homeopathy optional
optional, not held medical devices optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

23 held skills the specialist pharmacist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse experimental laboratory data skill
not needed by the target role analyse medication's impact on brain skill
not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
not needed by the target role assist in the production of laboratory documentation skill
not needed by the target role contribute to public health campaigns skill
not needed by the target role contribute to registration of pharmaceutical products skill
not needed by the target role develop pharmaceutical drugs skill
not needed by the target role ensure pharmacovigilance skill
not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
not needed by the target role maintain medical laboratory equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage medical supply chains skill
not needed by the target role manage medication safety issues skill
not needed by the target role manufacture medicines skill
not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
not needed by the target role perform toxicological studies skill
not needed by the target role pharmaceutical processes knowledge
not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role recommend product improvements skill
not needed by the target role report medication interaction to pharmacist skill
not needed by the target role safe management of medicines knowledge
not needed by the target role sales strategies knowledge
not needed by the target role test medicinal products skill
not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear 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

required, not held cancer risks required
required, not held pharmaceutical industry required
required, not held pharmacology required
optional, not held homeopathy optional
optional, not held medical devices optional

Index

Other moves recorded from industrial pharmacist

Full index of moves from industrial pharmacist

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.