Table 1Transition record

midwifetoorthoptist

A midwife already meets 47% of what the orthoptist role asks for. The move turns on 33 required skills not yet in the profile.

From midwife

47%

Overlap1

To orthoptist

33 Skills carried over

33 Required, not held

69.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 69.4

This move: 69.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the orthoptist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the midwife 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 33 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A orthoptist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a midwife background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held anaesthetics health and welfare
already held provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health management skills
already held pathology health and welfare
already held health care occupation-specific ethics arts and humanities
already held hygiene in a health care setting services
already held educate on the prevention of illness communication, collaboration and creativity

All 33 carried skills, including the 30 the orthoptist 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 health and welfare 14 required

required, not held contact lens fitting techniques required
required, not held neuro-ophthalmology required
required, not held ophthalmological examination methods required
required, not held orthoptics required
required, not held treatment of strabismus required
required, not held types of strabismus required
required, not held professional documentation in health care required
required, not held first aid required
required, not held human physiology required
required, not held medical informatics required
required, not held medical terminology required
required, not held neurology required
required, not held neurophysiology required
required, not held paediatrics required

02 assisting and caring 7 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held carry out orthoptic treatments required
required, not held receive patient referrals with eye conditions required
required, not held supervise orthoptic treatments required
required, not held perform vision rehabilitation required
required, not held provide therapy of the visual system required
required, not held test visual acuity required
required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required

optional, not held prescribe corrective lenses optional

03 information skills 5 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held conduct specialised orthoptic tests required
required, not held determine eye disease progression required
required, not held diagnose problems of the visual system required
required, not held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment required
required, not held undertake healthcare examination required

optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required

required, not held advise on healthcare users' informed consent required
required, not held advise patients on vision improvement conditions required
required, not held promote ocular health required
required, not held communicate in healthcare required
required, not held interact with healthcare users required

05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held optics required

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held paediatric psychology required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a orthoptist 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 33 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held anaesthetics knowledge
already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held apply organisational techniques 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 deal with emergency care situations skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held educate on the prevention of illness skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held health care legislation knowledge
already held health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held listen actively skill
already held manage healthcare users' data skill
already held pathology knowledge
already held pharmacology knowledge
already held promote inclusion skill
already held provide health education skill
already held provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health skill
already held psychology knowledge
already held respond to changing situations in health care skill
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
already held work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held pedagogy knowledge
already held use foreign languages for health-related research skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 handling and moving 2 supplementary

optional, not held select intraocular lenses for surgery optional
optional, not held participate in medical inventory control optional

4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held select intraocular lenses for surgery optional
optional, not held prescribe corrective lenses optional
optional, not held participate in medical inventory control optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional

55 held skills the orthoptist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role address side effects of menopause skill
not needed by the target role advise on childbirth skill
not needed by the target role advise on family planning skill
not needed by the target role advise on pregnancies at risk skill
not needed by the target role advise on pregnancy skill
not needed by the target role analgesics knowledge
not needed by the target role apply acupuncture skill
not needed by the target role assess the course of breast-feeding period skill
not needed by the target role assist on pregnancy abnormality skill
not needed by the target role care for the new-born infant skill
not needed by the target role carry out treatment prescribed by doctors skill
not needed by the target role childbirth knowledge
not needed by the target role collect biological samples from patients skill
not needed by the target role company policies knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct research on reproductive medicine skill
not needed by the target role conduct spontaneous child deliveries skill
not needed by the target role dietetics knowledge
not needed by the target role embryology knowledge
not needed by the target role empathise with the woman's family during and after pregnancy skill
not needed by the target role epidemiology knowledge
not needed by the target role examine the new-born infant skill
not needed by the target role female reproductive system pathology knowledge
not needed by the target role health education knowledge
not needed by the target role homeopathy knowledge
not needed by the target role lactation knowledge
not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor pregnancy skill
not needed by the target role neonatology knowledge
not needed by the target role obstetric ultrasonography knowledge
not needed by the target role perform antepartum fetal monitoring skill
not needed by the target role phytotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role postpartum legal protection knowledge
not needed by the target role postpartum period knowledge
not needed by the target role pregnancy knowledge
not needed by the target role preparation for child delivery knowledge
not needed by the target role preparation for parenthood knowledge
not needed by the target role prescribe medication skill
not needed by the target role provide care for the mother during labour skill
not needed by the target role provide education on family life skill

15 further entries not listed here

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 contact lens fitting techniques required
required, not held neuro-ophthalmology required
required, not held ophthalmological examination methods required
required, not held orthoptics required
required, not held treatment of strabismus required
required, not held types of strabismus required
required, not held paediatric psychology required
required, not held professional documentation in health care required
required, not held first aid required
required, not held human physiology required
required, not held medical informatics required
required, not held medical terminology required
required, not held neurology required
required, not held neurophysiology required
required, not held optics required
required, not held paediatrics required

Index

Other moves recorded from midwife

Full index of moves from midwife

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.