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Career Guidance Skills communication, collaboration and creativity S1.15 - using more than one language S1.15.1 - using foreign languages Communicate in foreign languages with health service providers
Description
Apply foreign languages in communicating with health service providers such as doctors and nurses.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 0 occupations
- Optional in 13 occupations
- Total: 13 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Optional for
- Medical administrative assistantMedical administrative assistants work very closely with health professionals. They provide office support such as correspondence, fixing appointments and answering queries of pati…
- Paramedic in emergency responsesParamedics in emergency responses provide emergency care to sick, injured, and vulnerable persons in emergency medical situations, before and during transport to a medical facility…
- Medical records clerkMedical records clerks organise, keep up-to-date and archive patients` records for medical staff availability. They transfer medical information from a patient's paper records to a…
- Front line medical receptionistFront line medical receptionists greet clients and patients as they arrive at the medical facility and check them in, collect patient notes and make appointments work under the sup…
- Anatomical pathology technicianAnatomical pathology technicians assist specialised doctors in pathology in conducting post-mortem examinations, keeping records of the samples, specimens, organs and the respectiv…
- Emergency ambulance driverEmergency ambulance drivers use emergency vehicles to respond to medical emergencies and support the work of paramedics, move patients safely, take note of changes in the patient's…
- Emergency medical dispatcherEmergency medical dispatchers respond to urgent calls made to the control center, take information about the emergency situation, the address and other details and dispatch the nea…
- Sterile services technicianSterile services technicians ensure decontamination of medical devices in compliance with strict hygienic procedures. They dismantle and re-assemble sophisticated medical equipment…
- Dental technicianDental technicians manufacture dental custom-made devices like bridges, crowns, dentures, and appliances under the supervision of dental practitioners, following their directions a…
- Pharmacy technicianPharmacy technicians, under the supervision of a pharmacist, check incoming goods, control stock, handle and store pharmaceuticals properly. Where permitted by national rules, they…
- Patient transport services driverPatient transport services drivers transfer disabled, vulnerable and elderly patients to and from health care facilities such as hospitals or social care settings. They drive the a…
- Pharmacy assistantPharmacy assistants perform general duties, such as stock management, serving at the cash desk, or performing administrative duties. They deal with the inventory within the pharmac…
- Clinical informatics managerClinical informatics managers oversee the daily operations of information systems used in a medical institutions. They also carry out research, using their understanding of clinica…
Related skills
- Comply with legislation related to health care
- Adhere to organisational guidelines
- Comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- Work in multidisciplinary health teams
- Follow clinical guidelines
- Work in a multicultural environment in health care
- Apply organisational techniques
- Listen actively
- Manage healthcare users’ data
- Contribute to continuity of health care
- Medical informatics
- Professional documentation in health care
Last updated on February 19, 2026
