Table 1Transition record

pharmacisttohomeopath

A pharmacist already meets 46% of what the homeopath role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From pharmacist

46%

Overlap1

To homeopath

14 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

57 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 57

This move: 57 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the homeopath role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the pharmacist 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A homeopath role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a pharmacist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held homeopathy health and welfare
already held process medical insurance claims information skills
already held refer healthcare users assisting and caring
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent communication, collaboration and creativity
already held deal with emergency care situations assisting and caring
already held use foreign languages in patient care communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 9 the homeopath role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held apply context specific clinical competences required
required, not held conduct a homeopathic consultation required
required, not held develop therapeutic relationships required
required, not held follow-up on healthcare users' treatment required
required, not held develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship required

optional, not held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions optional
optional, not held promote homeopathy optional
optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care optional

02 health and welfare 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held homeopathy remedies required
required, not held human physiology required

optional, not held dietetics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held pathology optional

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held archive healthcare users' records required

optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional

04 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held maintain work area cleanliness required

05 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held promote mental health optional
optional, not held manage staff optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held supervision of persons optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a homeopath 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 14 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held accept own accountability skill
already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held homeopathy knowledge
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held refer healthcare users skill
already held deal with emergency care situations skill
already held pedagogy knowledge
already held process medical insurance claims skill
already held provide health education skill
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held psychology optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held carry out preventative internal medicine interventions optional
optional, not held dietetics optional
optional, not held promote homeopathy optional
optional, not held promote mental health optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held pathology optional
optional, not held psychology optional
optional, not held record healthcare users' billing information optional
optional, not held supervision of persons optional
optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in health care optional

72 held skills the homeopath role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role advise on poisoning incidents skill
not needed by the target role analytical chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role applied therapeutics related to medicines knowledge
not needed by the target role apply blended learning skill
not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
not needed by the target role biological chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role botany knowledge
not needed by the target role check information on prescriptions skill
not needed by the target role communicate in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role communicate with customers 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 contribute to public health campaigns skill
not needed by the target role counsel healthcare users on medicines skill
not needed by the target role dispense medicines skill
not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
not needed by the target role ensure pharmacovigilance skill
not needed by the target role ensure the appropriate supply in pharmacy skill
not needed by the target role evaluate scientific data concerning medicines skill
not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
not needed by the target role handle the logistics of medicinal products skill
not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
not needed by the target role improve safety of medicines skill
not needed by the target role inorganic chemistry knowledge
not needed by the target role listen actively skill
not needed by the target role maintain adequate medication storage conditions skill
not needed by the target role maintain medical devices skill
not needed by the target role maintain pharmacy records skill
not needed by the target role manage adverse reactions to drugs skill
not needed by the target role manage healthcare users' data skill
not needed by the target role manage medical supply chains skill
not needed by the target role manage medication safety issues skill
not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
not needed by the target role manufacture medicines skill
not needed by the target role medical devices knowledge
not needed by the target role medical statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role medicines knowledge
not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge

32 further entries not listed here

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 homeopathy remedies required
required, not held human physiology required
optional, not held dietetics optional
optional, not held older adults' needs optional
optional, not held pathology optional
optional, not held psychology optional
optional, not held supervision of persons optional

Index

Other moves recorded from pharmacist

Full index of moves from pharmacist

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.