Table 1Transition record

phlebotomisttoanaesthetic technician

A phlebotomist already meets 32% of what the anaesthetic technician role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.

From phlebotomist

32%

Overlap1

To anaesthetic technician

18 Skills carried over

25 Required, not held

78 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 78

This move: 78 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the anaesthetic technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the phlebotomist 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A anaesthetic technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a phlebotomist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform venepuncture procedures assisting and caring
already held use venepuncture procedure equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held perform reconstructive microsurgery assisting and caring
already held techniques of blood-sampling health and welfare
already held monitor basic patients signs information skills
already held infection control health and welfare

All 18 carried skills, including the 12 the anaesthetic technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 40 missing skills fall into 8 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 9 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held anaesthetics required
required, not held emergency medicine required
required, not held emergency surgery required
required, not held intensive care medicine required
required, not held professional documentation in health care required
required, not held surgery required
required, not held surgical asepsis required
required, not held first aid required
required, not held resuscitation required

optional, not held endoscopy optional
optional, not held positions for surgical procedures optional
optional, not held spine surgery optional
optional, not held radiation protection optional

02 information skills 6 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held assess patients after surgery required
required, not held monitor patients during surgery required
required, not held conduct preoperative investigations required
required, not held monitor stock level required
required, not held undertake healthcare examination required
required, not held manage healthcare users' data required

optional, not held perform bronchoscopy optional

03 assisting and caring 4 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held administer anaesthetics to patients required
required, not held ensure the positioning of the patient for surgery required
required, not held comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice required
required, not held deal with emergency care situations required

optional, not held arrange surgery operating site optional
optional, not held perform eye surgery optional
optional, not held assist in epilepsy surgery optional
optional, not held assist with hemostasis optional
optional, not held demonstrate technical skills during neurological surgery optional
optional, not held manage acute pain optional
optional, not held manage adverse reactions to anaesthesia optional
optional, not held manage trauma through surgical means optional
optional, not held perform vascular surgery therapeutic procedures optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 2 required

required, not held biophysics required
required, not held pharmacology required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held order supplies for anaesthesia services required

optional, not held instruct on allergic reactions to anaesthetics optional

06 handling and moving 1 required

required, not held dispose medical waste required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a anaesthetic technician 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 18 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held ensure safety of healthcare users skill
already held human anatomy knowledge
already held human physiology knowledge
already held infection control knowledge
already held manage infection control in the facility skill
already held medical informatics knowledge
already held monitor basic patients signs skill
already held sterilization techniques knowledge
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held perform reconstructive microsurgery skill
already held perform venepuncture procedures skill
already held techniques of blood-sampling knowledge
already held use foreign languages in patient care skill
already held use venepuncture procedure equipment skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 1 required

required, not held tolerate stress required

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held maintain anaesthetic machinery required

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held arrange surgery operating site optional
optional, not held endoscopy optional
optional, not held instruct on allergic reactions to anaesthetics optional
optional, not held perform eye surgery optional
optional, not held positions for surgical procedures optional
optional, not held spine surgery optional
optional, not held assist in epilepsy surgery optional
optional, not held assist with hemostasis optional
optional, not held demonstrate technical skills during neurological surgery optional
optional, not held manage acute pain optional
optional, not held manage adverse reactions to anaesthesia optional
optional, not held manage trauma through surgical means optional
optional, not held perform bronchoscopy optional
optional, not held perform vascular surgery therapeutic procedures optional
optional, not held radiation protection optional

19 held skills the anaesthetic technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assist patients with special needs skill
not needed by the target role blood collection on babies knowledge
not needed by the target role blood donation knowledge
not needed by the target role blood product storage conditions knowledge
not needed by the target role blood transfusion knowledge
not needed by the target role blood type classification knowledge
not needed by the target role collect biological samples from patients skill
not needed by the target role conduct cancer screening tests skill
not needed by the target role conduct routine blood testing skill
not needed by the target role explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role label blood samples skill
not needed by the target role label medical laboratory samples skill
not needed by the target role maintain professional records skill
not needed by the target role paediatric phlebotomy procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role respond to healthcare users' extreme emotions skill
not needed by the target role transport blood samples skill
not needed by the target role use technical equipment for sterilisation skill

15 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 anaesthetics required
required, not held emergency medicine required
required, not held emergency surgery required
required, not held intensive care medicine required
required, not held professional documentation in health care required
required, not held surgery required
required, not held surgical asepsis required
required, not held biophysics required
required, not held first aid required
required, not held pharmacology required
required, not held resuscitation required
optional, not held endoscopy optional
optional, not held positions for surgical procedures optional
optional, not held spine surgery optional
optional, not held radiation protection optional

Index

Other moves recorded from phlebotomist

Full index of moves from phlebotomist

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.