Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

specialist biomedical scientisttobiomedical scientist advanced

A specialist biomedical scientist already meets 50% of what the biomedical scientist advanced role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From specialist biomedical scientist
50%
Overlap1
To biomedical scientist advanced
27 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
59.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

50%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.1/ 100

1 Share of the biomedical scientist advanced role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the specialist biomedical scientist 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.

Why

Why this move works

A biomedical scientist advanced role treats 14 of its required skills as things a specialist biomedical scientist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • accept own accountability
  • adhere to organisational guidelines
  • apply context specific clinical competences
  • biosafety in biomedical laboratory
  • conduct health related research
  • dermapathology

What stands in the way is 11 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A biomedical scientist advanced role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a specialist biomedical scientist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held make clinical decisions management skills
  • already held validate biomedical analysis results information skills
  • already held perform cerebrospinal fluid analysis information skills
  • already held research new treatments for blood related disorders information skills
  • already held perform pathology consultations information skills
  • already held perform transcranial magnetic stimulation information skills

All 27 carried skills, including the 14 the biomedical scientist advanced role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 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 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 4 required, 9 supplementary
  • required, not held analytical methods in biomedical sciences required
  • required, not held tissue cytogenetics required
  • required, not held biomedical science required
  • required, not held biomedical techniques required
  • optional, not held cryopreservation optional
  • optional, not held embryology optional
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held biophysics optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held clinical cytology optional
  • optional, not held medical genetics optional
  • optional, not held toxicology optional
02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held assist in the production of laboratory documentation required
  • required, not held study topics required
  • required, not held apply scientific methods required
  • optional, not held analyse body fluids optional
  • optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
03 health and welfare 1 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held biomedical scientists' role in health care system required
  • optional, not held cancer risks optional
  • optional, not held immunohaematology optional
  • optional, not held clinical immunology optional
  • optional, not held clinical microbiology optional
  • optional, not held epidemiology optional
  • optional, not held human physiology optional
  • optional, not held immunology optional
  • optional, not held pathology optional
04 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held health care occupation-specific ethics required
  • optional, not held histopathology optional
05 education 1 required
  • required, not held pedagogy required
06 generic programmes and qualifications 1 required
  • required, not held scientific literature required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a biomedical scientist advanced 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 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held accept own accountability skill
  • already held adhere to organisational guidelines skill
  • already held apply context specific clinical competences skill
  • already held biosafety in biomedical laboratory knowledge
  • already held conduct health related research skill
  • already held dermapathology knowledge
  • already held make clinical decisions skill
  • already held neoplasia knowledge
  • already held perform cerebrospinal fluid analysis skill
  • already held perform pathology consultations skill
  • already held perform reconstructive microsurgery skill
  • already held perform transcranial magnetic stimulation skill
  • already held record data from biomedical tests skill
  • already held validate biomedical analysis results skill
  • already held advise on healthcare users' informed consent skill
  • already held advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling skill
  • already held clinical immunopathology knowledge
  • already held examine samples in dermatology skill
  • already held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients skill
  • already held hepatology knowledge
  • already held interpret electromyograms skill
  • already held intracranial hypertension knowledge
  • already held listen actively skill
  • already held medical informatics knowledge
  • already held perform virological test skill
  • already held research new treatments for blood related disorders skill
  • already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse body fluids optional
  • optional, not held analyse cell cultures optional
  • optional, not held cancer risks optional
  • optional, not held cryopreservation optional
  • optional, not held embryology optional
  • optional, not held histopathology optional
  • optional, not held immunohaematology optional
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held biophysics optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held clinical cytology optional
  • optional, not held clinical immunology optional
  • optional, not held clinical microbiology optional
  • optional, not held epidemiology optional
  • optional, not held human physiology optional
  • optional, not held immunology optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held medical genetics optional
  • optional, not held pathology optional
  • optional, not held toxicology optional
  • optional, not held use foreign languages for health-related research optional
33 held skills the biomedical scientist advanced role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply organisational techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply safety procedures in laboratory skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
  • not needed by the target role contribute to continuity of health care skill
  • not needed by the target role deal with emergency care situations skill
  • not needed by the target role develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship skill
  • not needed by the target role diagnose disorders of the urogenital system skill
  • not needed by the target role educate on the prevention of illness skill
  • not needed by the target role electroencephalography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role empathise with the healthcare user skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure safety of healthcare users skill
  • not needed by the target role explain types of coagulation disorders skill
  • not needed by the target role follow code of ethics for biomedical practices skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy 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 keep up to date with diagnostic innovations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage healthcare users' data skill
  • not needed by the target role manage infection control in the facility skill
  • not needed by the target role medical parasitology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor biomedical equipment stock skill
  • not needed by the target role multidisciplinary research knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform diagnostic testing for allergies skill
  • not needed by the target role promote inclusion skill
  • not needed by the target role provide health education skill
  • not needed by the target role provide test results to medical staff skill
  • not needed by the target role provide treatment strategies for challenges to human health skill
  • not needed by the target role report the results of treatment skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to changing situations in health care skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise nursing staff skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role use e-health and mobile health technologies skill
  • not needed by the target role work in a multicultural environment in health care skill
27 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 analytical methods in biomedical sciences required
  • required, not held biomedical scientists' role in health care system required
  • required, not held tissue cytogenetics required
  • required, not held biomedical science required
  • required, not held biomedical techniques required
  • required, not held health care occupation-specific ethics required
  • required, not held pedagogy required
  • required, not held scientific literature required
  • optional, not held cancer risks optional
  • optional, not held cryopreservation optional
  • optional, not held embryology optional
  • optional, not held histopathology optional
  • optional, not held immunohaematology optional
  • optional, not held microbiology-bacteriology optional
  • optional, not held biology optional
  • optional, not held biophysics optional
  • optional, not held chemistry optional
  • optional, not held clinical cytology optional
  • optional, not held clinical immunology optional
  • optional, not held clinical microbiology optional
  • optional, not held epidemiology optional
  • optional, not held human physiology optional
  • optional, not held immunology optional
  • optional, not held industrial research and development optional
  • optional, not held medical genetics optional
  • optional, not held pathology optional
  • optional, not held toxicology optional
Index

Other moves recorded from specialist biomedical scientist

Full index of moves from specialist biomedical scientist

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.