Table 1Transition record

public health policy officertohealthcare institution manager

A public health policy officer already meets 45% of what the healthcare institution manager role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From public health policy officer

45%

Overlap1

To healthcare institution manager

16 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

58.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 58.3

This move: 58.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the healthcare institution manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the public health policy officer 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 healthcare institution manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a public health policy officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held assess health services within the community information skills
already held lead healthcare services changes management skills
already held advise policy makers in healthcare communication, collaboration and creativity
already held implement policy in healthcare practices communication, collaboration and creativity
already held address public health issues management skills
already held contribute to public health campaigns management skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 9 the healthcare institution manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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 management skills 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held manage operations in healthcare institutions required
required, not held delegate emergency care required
required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held set quality assurance objectives required

optional, not held supervise medical office support workers optional
optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held perform quality audits optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held set organisational policies optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held budgetary principles required
required, not held healthcare administration required

optional, not held administrative tasks in a medical environment optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held communicate in healthcare required

optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
optional, not held represent the organisation optional
optional, not held train employees optional

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held keep task records required

optional, not held develop financial statistics reports optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held manage health and safety standards required

06 health and welfare 2 supplementary

optional, not held medical studies optional
optional, not held medical terminology optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a healthcare institution manager 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 advise policy makers in healthcare skill
already held analyse goal progress skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held contribute to public health campaigns skill
already held health care legislation knowledge
already held health care system knowledge
already held implement policy in healthcare practices skill
already held implement strategic planning skill
already held manage healthcare staff knowledge
already held address public health issues skill
already held assess health services within the community skill
already held lead healthcare services changes skill
already held liaise with local authorities skill
already held promote inclusion skill
already held public health knowledge
already held work within communities skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held hygiene in a health care setting optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held administrative tasks in a medical environment optional
optional, not held supervise medical office support workers optional
optional, not held apply conflict management optional
optional, not held develop financial statistics reports optional
optional, not held hygiene in a health care setting optional
optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held medical studies optional
optional, not held medical terminology optional
optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
optional, not held perform quality audits optional
optional, not held recruit employees optional
optional, not held represent the organisation optional
optional, not held set organisational policies optional
optional, not held train employees optional

16 held skills the healthcare institution manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role analyse health problems within a given community skill
not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
not needed by the target role build community relations skill
not needed by the target role carry out strategic research skill
not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
not needed by the target role government policy implementation knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain relations with local representatives skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationships with government agencies skill
not needed by the target role manage government policy implementation skill
not needed by the target role monitor regulations in social services skill
not needed by the target role perform market research skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role project management principles knowledge
not needed by the target role provide improvement strategies skill
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role report on social development skill

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 budgetary principles required
required, not held healthcare administration required
optional, not held administrative tasks in a medical environment optional
optional, not held hygiene in a health care setting optional
optional, not held medical studies optional
optional, not held medical terminology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from public health policy officer

Full index of moves from public health policy officer

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.