Table 1Transition record

sterile services techniciantophlebotomist

A sterile services technician already meets 31% of what the phlebotomist role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From sterile services technician

31%

Overlap1

To phlebotomist

9 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

73 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 73

This move: 73 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the phlebotomist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the sterile services technician 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A phlebotomist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a sterile services technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use technical equipment for sterilisation working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held infection control health and welfare
already held manage infection control in the facility assisting and caring
already held sterilization techniques health and welfare
already held medical informatics health and welfare
already held hygiene in a health care setting services

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 6 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 4 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held blood donation required
required, not held techniques of blood-sampling required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held human physiology required

optional, not held blood product storage conditions optional
optional, not held blood collection on babies optional
optional, not held blood type classification optional
optional, not held paediatric phlebotomy procedures optional
optional, not held blood transfusion optional
optional, not held medical terminology optional

02 assisting and caring 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ensure safety of healthcare users required
required, not held perform venepuncture procedures required
required, not held respond to healthcare users' extreme emotions required
required, not held empathise with the healthcare user required

optional, not held assist patients with special needs optional
optional, not held perform reconstructive microsurgery optional

03 handling and moving 4 required

required, not held collect biological samples from patients required
required, not held label blood samples required
required, not held label medical laboratory samples required
required, not held transport blood samples required

04 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held monitor basic patients signs required
required, not held maintain professional records required

optional, not held conduct cancer screening tests optional
optional, not held conduct routine blood testing optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held interact with healthcare users required

optional, not held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held use venepuncture procedure equipment required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a phlebotomist 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 9 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held comply with legislation related to health care skill
already held hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
already held infection control knowledge
already held manage infection control in the facility skill
already held medical informatics knowledge
already held sterilization techniques knowledge
already held use technical equipment for sterilisation skill
already held work in multidisciplinary health teams skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held blood product storage conditions optional
optional, not held assist patients with special needs optional
optional, not held blood collection on babies optional
optional, not held blood type classification optional
optional, not held conduct cancer screening tests optional
optional, not held conduct routine blood testing optional
optional, not held explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients optional
optional, not held paediatric phlebotomy procedures optional
optional, not held perform reconstructive microsurgery optional
optional, not held blood transfusion optional
optional, not held medical terminology optional
optional, not held use foreign languages in patient care optional

21 held skills the phlebotomist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adhere to organisational guidelines skill
not needed by the target role communicate in foreign languages with health service providers skill
not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
not needed by the target role dispose medical waste skill
not needed by the target role e-procurement knowledge
not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
not needed by the target role follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health skill
not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
not needed by the target role health care system knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain personal hygiene standards skill
not needed by the target role medical devices materials knowledge
not needed by the target role microbiology-bacteriology knowledge
not needed by the target role microscopic techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role operate microscope skill
not needed by the target role participate in medical inventory control skill
not needed by the target role professional documentation in health care knowledge
not needed by the target role repackage medical equipment after sterilisation skill
not needed by the target role select hazard control skill
not needed by the target role sterilise medical equipment skill
not needed by the target role surgical asepsis knowledge

10 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 blood donation required
required, not held techniques of blood-sampling required
required, not held human anatomy required
required, not held human physiology required
optional, not held blood product storage conditions optional
optional, not held blood collection on babies optional
optional, not held blood type classification optional
optional, not held paediatric phlebotomy procedures optional
optional, not held blood transfusion optional
optional, not held medical terminology optional

Index

Other moves recorded from sterile services technician

Full index of moves from sterile services technician

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.