Table 1Transition record

nurse responsible for general caretopharmacy assistant

A nurse responsible for general care already meets 52% of what the pharmacy assistant role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From nurse responsible for general care

52%

Overlap1

To pharmacy assistant

25 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

59.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.8

This move: 59.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the pharmacy assistant role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the nurse responsible for general care 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pharmacy assistant role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a nurse responsible for general care background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held hygiene in a health care setting services
already held educate on the prevention of illness communication, collaboration and creativity
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent communication, collaboration and creativity
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use e-health and mobile health technologies working with computers
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship communication, collaboration and creativity

All 25 carried skills, including the 22 the pharmacy assistant role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 6 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 information skills 8 required

required, not held check for medication expiry terms required
required, not held check information on prescriptions required
required, not held maintain pharmaceutical records required
required, not held obtain healthcare user's medical status information required
required, not held take pharmaceutical inventory required
required, not held ensure quality assurance for pharmaceutical products required
required, not held manage healthcare users' data required
required, not held process medical insurance claims required

02 handling and moving 5 required

required, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health required
required, not held handle the logistics of medicinal products required
required, not held maintain adequate medication storage conditions required
required, not held prepare prescription labels required
required, not held transfer medication required

03 health and welfare 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held medicines for self-medication required
required, not held medicines required

optional, not held phytotherapy optional
optional, not held homeopathy optional
optional, not held pharmacokinetics optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held communicate by telephone required
required, not held communicate with customers required

optional, not held provide pharmaceutical advice optional
optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional

05 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy required
required, not held handle petty cash required

optional, not held operate cash register optional

06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held pharmaceutical chemistry optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pharmacy assistant 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 25 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held apply organisational techniques skill
already held communicate in healthcare 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 empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held follow clinical guidelines skill
already held hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
already held inform policy makers on health-related challenges skill
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held listen actively skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held provide health education skill
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 apply context specific clinical competences skill
already held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
already held educate on the prevention of illness skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held operate cash register optional
optional, not held phytotherapy optional
optional, not held provide pharmaceutical advice optional
optional, not held communicate in foreign languages with health service providers optional
optional, not held homeopathy optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical chemistry optional
optional, not held pharmacokinetics optional

81 held skills the pharmacy assistant role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role acute care knowledge
not needed by the target role adapt leadership styles in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role adolescence medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on healthy lifestyles skill
not needed by the target role advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling skill
not needed by the target role analyse quality of nurse care skill
not needed by the target role apply nursing care in long-term care skill
not needed by the target role apply person-centred care skill
not needed by the target role apply sustainability principles in health care skill
not needed by the target role assist in kidney transplant skill
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role carry out nurse-led discharge skill
not needed by the target role citizen involvement in healthcare knowledge
not needed by the target role coordinate care skill
not needed by the target role delegate emergency care skill
not needed by the target role diagnose nursing care skill
not needed by the target role dietetics knowledge
not needed by the target role disability care knowledge
not needed by the target role empower individuals, families and groups skill
not needed by the target role evaluate nursing care skill
not needed by the target role evidence-based nursing care knowledge
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role geriatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role human anatomy knowledge
not needed by the target role human physiology knowledge
not needed by the target role impact of social contexts on health knowledge
not needed by the target role implement fundamentals of nursing skill
not needed by the target role implement nursing care skill
not needed by the target role implement scientific decision making in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role infection control knowledge
not needed by the target role initiate life preserving measures skill
not needed by the target role innovation in nursing knowledge
not needed by the target role leadership in nursing knowledge
not needed by the target role manage information in health care skill
not needed by the target role manage multiple patients simultaneously skill
not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill

41 further entries not listed here

6 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 medicines for self-medication required
required, not held medicines required
optional, not held phytotherapy optional
optional, not held homeopathy optional
optional, not held pharmaceutical chemistry optional
optional, not held pharmacokinetics optional

Index

Other moves recorded from nurse responsible for general care

Full index of moves from nurse responsible for general care

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.