Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

medical physics experttoradiation protection officer

A medical physics expert already meets 29% of what the radiation protection officer role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From medical physics expert
29%
Overlap1
To radiation protection officer
8 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
71 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

29%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71/ 100

1 Share of the radiation protection officer 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 radiation protection officer role treats 7 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
  • develop radiation protection strategies
  • ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
  • monitor radiation levels
  • radiation physics in healthcare

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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A radiation protection officer 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 apply radiation protection procedures assisting and caring
  • already held develop radiation protection strategies management skills
  • already held calculate exposure to radiation information skills
  • already held monitor radiation levels information skills
  • already held radiation physics in healthcare health and welfare
  • already held contamination exposure regulations services

All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the radiation protection officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 9 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, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions required
  • required, not held respond to nuclear emergencies required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • required, not held use personal protection equipment required
  • optional, not held avoid contamination optional
02 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held nuclear legislation required
  • required, not held environmental legislation required
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required
  • required, not held advise on pollution prevention required
  • required, not held instruct employees on radiation protection required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held nuclear energy required
  • required, not held pollution prevention required
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required
  • required, not held nuclear physics required
  • required, not held radioactive contamination required
06 information skills 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held perform risk analysis required
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held assess contamination optional
  • optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
  • optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held investigate contamination optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a radiation protection 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply radiation protection procedures skill
  • already held calculate exposure to radiation skill
  • already held develop radiation protection strategies skill
  • already held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
  • already held monitor radiation levels skill
  • already held radiation physics in healthcare knowledge
  • already held radiation protection knowledge
  • already held contamination exposure regulations knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor nuclear power plant systems required
08 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held design strategies for nuclear emergencies required
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held investigate pollution optional
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held assess contamination optional
  • optional, not held avoid contamination optional
  • optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
  • optional, not held inspect government policy compliance optional
  • optional, not held investigate contamination optional
  • optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
  • optional, not held test safety strategies optional
36 held skills the radiation protection officer 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 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 health related research skill
  • not needed by the target role contribute to continuity of health care skill
  • not needed by the target role densiometry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role dosimetric planning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure safety of healthcare users skill
  • 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 follow clinical guidelines 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 implant brachytherapy treatments skill
  • 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 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
  • not needed by the target role work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
7 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 nuclear legislation required
  • required, not held nuclear physics required
  • required, not held radioactive contamination required
  • required, not held environmental legislation required
  • required, not held nuclear energy required
  • required, not held pollution prevention required
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from medical physics expert

Full index of moves from medical physics expert

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.