Table 1Transition record

occupational therapy assistanttoosteopath

A occupational therapy assistant already meets 36% of what the osteopath role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From occupational therapy assistant

36%

Overlap1

To osteopath

16 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

71.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 71.3

This move: 71.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the osteopath role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the occupational therapy assistant 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A osteopath role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a occupational therapy assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held monitor patients' progress related to treatment information skills
already held orthopaedics health and welfare
already held develop therapeutic relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
already held neurology health and welfare
already held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment information skills
already held health care occupation-specific ethics arts and humanities

All 16 carried skills, including the 10 the osteopath role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 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 6 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held develop osteopathic treatment plans required
required, not held apply person-centred care required
required, not held prescribe treatment for musculoskeletal injuries required
required, not held apply deep tissue massage required
required, not held comply with legislation related to health care required
required, not held contribute to the rehabilitation process required

optional, not held manage trauma through surgical means optional
optional, not held refer healthcare users optional

02 information skills 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held conduct gross examination of tissues required
required, not held provide osteopathic diagnosis required
required, not held diagnose musculoskeletal conditions required
required, not held maintain treatment records required
required, not held undertake healthcare examination required

optional, not held collect healthcare user's general data optional
optional, not held conduct physical examinations optional
optional, not held obtain healthcare user's medical status information optional

03 health and welfare 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held osteopathy required
required, not held musculoskeletal anatomy required
required, not held therapeutic massage required

optional, not held dietetics optional
optional, not held endocrinology optional
optional, not held human anatomy optional
optional, not held kinetics optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held follow-up on healthcare users' treatment required

optional, not held advise on healthy lifestyles optional

05 education 1 required

required, not held scientific research methodology required

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held create a diet plan optional
optional, not held promote exercise programmes optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a osteopath 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held develop therapeutic relationships skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held health care legislation knowledge
already held health care occupation-specific ethics knowledge
already held listen actively skill
already held monitor patients' progress related to treatment skill
already held provide health education skill
already held record healthcare users' progress related to treatment skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held first aid knowledge
already held general medicine knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held neurology knowledge
already held orthopaedics knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 supplementary

optional, not held biomechanics optional
optional, not held pharmacology optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held food science optional

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held take and analyse blood pressure optional

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held take and analyse blood pressure optional
optional, not held collect healthcare user's general data optional
optional, not held conduct physical examinations optional
optional, not held create a diet plan optional
optional, not held dietetics optional
optional, not held endocrinology optional
optional, not held food science optional
optional, not held manage trauma through surgical means optional
optional, not held obtain healthcare user's medical status information optional
optional, not held promote exercise programmes optional
optional, not held refer healthcare users optional
optional, not held advise on healthy lifestyles optional
optional, not held biomechanics optional
optional, not held human anatomy optional
optional, not held kinetics optional
optional, not held pharmacology optional

30 held skills the osteopath role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise healthcare users on occupational health skill
not needed by the target role apply techniques of occupational therapy skill
not needed by the target role assist healthcare users achieve autonomy skill
not needed by the target role assist in performing physical exercises skill
not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role community-based rehabilitation knowledge
not needed by the target role create individual treatment programmes skill
not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
not needed by the target role develop a rehabilitation programme skill
not needed by the target role ergonomics knowledge
not needed by the target role exercise patience skill
not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
not needed by the target role geriatrics knowledge
not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
not needed by the target role instruct on the use of special equipment for daily activities skill
not needed by the target role kinesiology knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanotherapy knowledge
not needed by the target role movement techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role occupational health knowledge
not needed by the target role occupational physiology knowledge
not needed by the target role occupational science knowledge
not needed by the target role occupational therapy theories knowledge
not needed by the target role perform occupation analyses skill
not needed by the target role perform patient activity analyses skill
not needed by the target role physical medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role provide stroke rehabilitation services skill
not needed by the target role rehabilitation knowledge
not needed by the target role remediate healthcare user's occupational performance skill
not needed by the target role supervision of persons knowledge
not needed by the target role vocational rehabilitation knowledge

11 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 osteopathy required
required, not held musculoskeletal anatomy required
required, not held scientific research methodology required
required, not held therapeutic massage required
optional, not held dietetics optional
optional, not held endocrinology optional
optional, not held food science optional
optional, not held biomechanics optional
optional, not held human anatomy optional
optional, not held kinetics optional
optional, not held pharmacology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from occupational therapy assistant

Full index of moves from occupational therapy assistant

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.