# Competences — clinical perfusion scientist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/57a73b7c-cf10-4852-b067-c25833fa149e).

## Essential

- **apply context specific clinical competences** (skill/competence)
- **carry out invasive cardiovascular procedures** (skill/competence)
- **clinical perfusion** (knowledge)
- **communicate in healthcare** (skill/competence)
- **comply with legislation related to health care** (skill/competence)
- **comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice** (skill/competence)
- **conceptualise healthcare user’s needs** (skill/competence)
- **conduct routine blood testing** (skill/competence)
- **contribute to continuity of health care** (skill/competence)
- **ensure safety of healthcare users** (skill/competence)
- **health care legislation** (knowledge)
- **human anatomy** (knowledge)
- **hygiene in a health care setting** (knowledge)
- **medical terminology** (knowledge)
- **operate breathing equipment** (skill/competence)
- **operate heart-lung machines** (skill/competence)
- **perform transcranial magnetic stimulation** (skill/competence)
- **resuscitation** (knowledge)
- **work in multidisciplinary health teams** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- advise on healthcare users' informed consent (skill/competence)
- assist in kidney transplant (skill/competence)
- clinical imaging techniques (knowledge)
- conduct radiotherapy computer planning (skill/competence)
- develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship (skill/competence)
- electroencephalography (knowledge)
- emergency surgery (knowledge)
- explain types of coagulation disorders (skill/competence)
- first aid (knowledge)
- interpret medical images (skill/competence)
- manage healthcare users' data (skill/competence)
- medical informatics (knowledge)
- operate patients with thoracic diseases (skill/competence)
- perform bronchoscopy (skill/competence)
- perform VATS (skill/competence)
- promote health and safety (skill/competence)
- provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions (skill/competence)
- provide pre-treatment information (skill/competence)
- rehabilitation of all organ systems (knowledge)
- respond to changing situations in health care (skill/competence)
- surgery (knowledge)
- transplantation (knowledge)
- use e-health and mobile health technologies (skill/competence)