Table 1Transition record

medical physics experttonuclear medicine radiographer

A medical physics expert already meets 21% of what the nuclear medicine radiographer role asks for. The move turns on 43 required skills not yet in the profile.

From medical physics expert

21%

Overlap1

To nuclear medicine radiographer

13 Skills carried over

43 Required, not held

86.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

21%

Learning distance A rebuild

86.4/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the nuclear medicine radiographer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the medical physics expert 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 nuclear medicine radiographer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a medical physics expert already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply radiation protection procedures
calculate exposure to radiation
comply with legislation related to health care
comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
contribute to continuity of health care
ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations

What stands in the way is 43 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A nuclear medicine radiographer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a medical physics expert background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held implant brachytherapy treatments assisting and caring
already held apply radiation protection procedures assisting and caring
already held calculate exposure to radiation information skills
already held radiation physics in healthcare health and welfare
already held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations assisting and caring
already held conduct health related research information skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 12 the nuclear medicine radiographer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 54 missing skills fall into 13 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 9 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held administer radiopharmaceuticals required
required, not held use nuclear medicine techniques required
required, not held adhere to organisational code of ethics required
required, not held determine imaging techniques to be performed required
required, not held prepare patients for imaging procedures required
required, not held undertake post-examination activities required
required, not held deal with emergency care situations required
required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required
required, not held provide psychological support to patients required

optional, not held prepare radiopharmaceuticals optional
optional, not held administer radiotherapy optional

02 health and welfare 9 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held evidence-based radiography practice required
required, not held medical contrast agents required
required, not held medical oncology required
required, not held pharmaceutical products required
required, not held first aid required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held human physiology required
required, not held medical terminology required
required, not held paediatrics required

optional, not held development trends in radiography optional
optional, not held electroencephalography optional

03 information skills 8 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held analyse X-ray imagery required
required, not held apply radiological health sciences required
required, not held conduct cancer screening tests required
required, not held conduct video telemetry required
required, not held determine patient's exposure factors required
required, not held manage radiology information system required
required, not held post-process medical images required
required, not held manage healthcare users' data required

optional, not held identify progression of disease optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held perform clinical research in radiography optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 5 required

required, not held perform nuclear medicine procedures required
required, not held administer contrast media required
required, not held determine medical images' diagnostic suitability required
required, not held maintain imaging equipment required
required, not held operate medical imaging equipment required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
required, not held communicate in healthcare required
required, not held interact with healthcare users required
required, not held listen actively required

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

06 management skills 3 required

required, not held prepare for nuclear medicine procedures required
required, not held apply organisational techniques required
required, not held respond to changing situations in health care required

7 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a nuclear medicine radiographer 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 13 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply radiation protection procedures skill
already held calculate exposure to radiation 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 ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held implant brachytherapy treatments skill
already held radiation physics in healthcare knowledge
already held radiation protection knowledge
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held conduct health related research skill

The 7 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held health care occupation-specific ethics required

08 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held health care legislation required

09 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held handle radiopharmaceuticals required

10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held radiobiology required

11 services 1 required

required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required

12 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held psychology optional

13 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held conduct radiotherapy computer planning optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held prepare radiopharmaceuticals optional
optional, not held administer radiotherapy optional
optional, not held conduct radiotherapy computer planning optional
optional, not held development trends in radiography optional
optional, not held electroencephalography optional
optional, not held identify progression of disease optional
optional, not held interpret medical images optional
optional, not held perform clinical research in radiography optional
optional, not held psychology optional
optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

31 held skills the nuclear medicine radiographer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on medical device features skill
not needed by the target role analyse experimental laboratory data skill
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role assess radiation response skill
not needed by the target role cancer risks knowledge
not needed by the target role contamination exposure regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role densiometry knowledge
not needed by the target role develop radiation protection strategies skill
not needed by the target role dosimetric planning knowledge
not needed by the target role evaluate delivery of radiation treatment skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role health technology assessment knowledge
not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain medical devices skill
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role measure physical phenomena in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role medical devices knowledge
not needed by the target role medical laboratory technology knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor radiation levels skill
not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform dosimetry measurements skill
not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
not needed by the target role perform transcranial magnetic stimulation skill
not needed by the target role radiology knowledge
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role teach medical science skill
not needed by the target role test medical devices skill
not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
not needed by the target role use treatment verification systems 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 evidence-based radiography practice required
required, not held medical contrast agents required
required, not held medical oncology required
required, not held pharmaceutical products required
required, not held radiobiology required
required, not held first aid required
required, not held health care legislation required
required, not held health care occupation-specific ethics required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held human physiology required
required, not held hygiene in a health care setting required
required, not held medical terminology required
required, not held paediatrics required
optional, not held development trends in radiography optional
optional, not held electroencephalography optional
optional, not held psychology optional

Index

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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.