specialised-doctor/references/skills.md

Competences — specialised doctor

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9b889f07-c39c-464d-b9d9-b2daa650f9ac).

Essential

• cancer risks (knowledge)
• conduct cancer screening tests (skill/competence)
• conduct preoperative investigations (skill/competence)
• conduct research on reproductive medicine (skill/competence)
• counsel patients on fertility treatments (skill/competence)
• delegate emergency care (skill/competence)
• demonstrate disciplinary expertise (skill/competence)
• demonstrate technical skills during neurological surgery (skill/competence)
• dermapathology (knowledge)
• develop long-term treatment course for disorders in the glandular system (skill/competence)
• diagnose brain death (skill/competence)
• diagnose disorders of the urogenital system (skill/competence)
• diagnose rheumatic diseases (skill/competence)
• electroencephalography (knowledge)
• follow-up patients with heart attack (skill/competence)
• implant brachytherapy treatments (skill/competence)
• interact professionally in research and professional environments (skill/competence)
• Interpret diagnostic procedures for vascular surgery (skill/competence)
• interpret diagnostic tests in otorhinolaryngology (skill/competence)
• interpret electromyograms (skill/competence)
• interpret urology diagnostic tests (skill/competence)
• intracranial hypertension (knowledge)
• manage acute oncology patients (skill/competence)
• manage adverse reactions to drugs (skill/competence)
• manage communicable disease (skill/competence)
• manage hospital-acquired infections (skill/competence)
• manage personal professional development (skill/competence)
• manage research data (skill/competence)
• manage the neuropsychiatric sequelae of stroke (skill/competence)
• manage trauma through surgical means (skill/competence)
• manage treatment for HIV affected patients (skill/competence)
• monitor children's physical development (skill/competence)
• neoplasia (knowledge)
• operate open source software (skill/competence)
• operate patients with thoracic diseases (skill/competence)
• perform antepartum fetal monitoring (skill/competence)
• perform bronchoscopy (skill/competence)
• perform endoscopy (skill/competence)
• perform esophagoscopy (skill/competence)
• perform eye surgery (skill/competence)
• perform gynecological examination (skill/competence)
• perform intra-operative neuromonitoring (skill/competence)
• perform pathology consultations (skill/competence)
• perform project management (skill/competence)
• perform reconstructive microsurgery (skill/competence)
• perform reconstructive oral surgery (skill/competence)
• perform reconstructive plastic surgery (skill/competence)
• perform skin surgery (skill/competence)
• perform vascular surgery therapeutic procedures (skill/competence)
• provide anti-cancer medical treatment (skill/competence)
• provide clinical advice to team members (skill/competence)
• provide healthcare services to patients in specialised medicine (skill/competence)
• synthesise information (skill/competence)
• think abstractly (skill/competence)
• treat endocrine disorders (skill/competence)
• urogynaecology (knowledge)
• urolithiasis in the urinary tract (knowledge)
• use laser therapy for skin conditions (skill/competence)
• use obstetric sonography (skill/competence)
• use of specialised instruments in otorhinolaryngology (skill/competence)
• use ophthalmic instruments (skill/competence)
• use photodynamic therapy for cancer (skill/competence)

Optional

• address side effects of menopause (skill/competence)
• administer immunotherapy (skill/competence)
• advise on poisoning incidents (skill/competence)
• advise on pregnancies at risk (skill/competence)
• advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling (skill/competence)
• allergology (knowledge)
• anaesthetics (knowledge)
• analyse X-ray imagery (skill/competence)
• apply blended learning (skill/competence)
• apply for research funding (skill/competence)
• apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
• assess physical conditions of clients (skill/competence)
• assist in epilepsy surgery (skill/competence)
• assist in kidney transplant (skill/competence)
• biological chemistry (knowledge)
• biological haematology (knowledge)
• browse, search and filter data, information and digital content (skill/competence)
• cardiology (knowledge)
• child psychiatry (knowledge)
• clinical biology (knowledge)
• clinical neurophysiology (knowledge)
• communicable diseases (knowledge)
• communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
• community medicine (knowledge)
• conduct health related research (skill/competence)
• conduct patch testing (skill/competence)
• conduct polysomnography (skill/competence)
• conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
• dermatology (knowledge)
• dermato-venereology (knowledge)
• determine eye disease progression (skill/competence)
• develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
• diagnose diseases of ear, nose, and throat (skill/competence)
• diagnose diseases of the vascular system (skill/competence)
• diagnose heart conditions (skill/competence)
• diagnose respiratory diseases (skill/competence)
• diagnose tropical diseases (skill/competence)
• diagnostic radiology (knowledge)
• disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
• draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
• emergency medicine (knowledge)
• endocrinology (knowledge)
• evaluate data, information and digital content (skill/competence)
• evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
• explain the molecular basis of a disease to patients (skill/competence)
• explain types of coagulation disorders (skill/competence)
• forensic psychiatry (knowledge)
• gastroenterological surgery (knowledge)
• gastroenterology (knowledge)
• general haematology (knowledge)
• general medicine (knowledge)
• general surgery (knowledge)
• geriatrics (knowledge)
• hepatology (knowledge)
• identify digital competence gaps (skill/competence)
• immunology (knowledge)
• increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
• integrate gender dimension in research (skill/competence)
• interact through digital technologies (skill/competence)
• manage a healthcare unit budget (skill/competence)
• manage a multidisciplinary team involved in patient care (skill/competence)
• manage data, information and digital content (skill/competence)
• manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data (skill/competence)
• manage intellectual property rights (skill/competence)
• manage multiple patients simultaneously (skill/competence)
• manage open publications (skill/competence)
• maxillofacial surgery (knowledge)
• maxillo-facial, oral, and dental surgery (knowledge)
• mentor individuals (skill/competence)
• microbiology-bacteriology (knowledge)
• neurological surgery (knowledge)
• neurology (knowledge)
• neuropsychiatry (knowledge)
• nuclear medicine (knowledge)
• obstetrics and gynaecology (knowledge)
• occupational health (knowledge)
• occupational medicine (knowledge)
• ophthalmology (knowledge)
• orthopaedics (knowledge)
• otorhinolaryngology (knowledge)
• paediatric surgery (knowledge)
• paediatrics (knowledge)
• pathological anatomy (knowledge)
• perform pediatric surgery (skill/competence)
• perform scientific research (skill/competence)
• perform stem cell transplantation (skill/competence)
• perform VATS (skill/competence)
• pharmacology (knowledge)
• physiotherapy (knowledge)
• plastic surgery (knowledge)
• promote open innovation in research (skill/competence)
• promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities (skill/competence)
• promote the transfer of knowledge (skill/competence)
• protect personal data and privacy (skill/competence)
• provide care for a particular patient group (skill/competence)
• provide comprehensive care for patients with surgical conditions (skill/competence)
• psychiatry (knowledge)
• publish academic research (skill/competence)
• radiology (knowledge)
• radiotherapy (knowledge)
• renal diseases (knowledge)
• respiratory medicine (knowledge)
• rheumatology (knowledge)
• speak different languages (skill/competence)
• spine surgery (knowledge)
• stomatology (knowledge)
• teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
• teach medicine (skill/competence)
• thoracic surgery (knowledge)
• tropical medicine (knowledge)
• urology (knowledge)
• use foreign languages for health-related research (skill/competence)
• use foreign languages in patient care (skill/competence)
• vascular surgery (knowledge)
• venereology (knowledge)
• write scientific publications (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 25 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

• patient care — 24 %

Responsibilities

• patient care — 24 %