Patient transport services driver

 
Name in other languages (French, German)
" FR: Conducteur /conductrice accompagnatrice de PMR DE: Fahrer/in Patiententransport, Patiententransportfahrer/in EL: οδηγός οχημάτων μεταφοράς ασθενών"
Sectors that are recruiting
Transport providers, passenger transport company
Type of mobility
Horizontal
Job purpose
Patient transport services drivers are responsible for delivering people and medical items from or to a medical setting. They drive a variety of vehicles, from minibus to small powered scooters, and oversee the safe carriage of patients, instruments, organs or blood.
Main activities
Driving a minibus, driving a car, riding a scooter / motorbike, caring for patients, handling medical supplies, securing items, managing refridgerated units, working to tight timescales, completing paperwork (online or hard copy)
Future possible career development
Driver for police or fire services, Specialist courier, Tour leader, Care provider
 
Percentages of compatibility
 
•  Percentage of compatibility regarding transversal work situation - compared to a lorry driver
74%
• Percentage of compatibility regarding technical skills, competences & knowledge - compared to a lorry driver
35%
• Percentage of compatibility regarding transversal work situation - compared to a coach driver
81%
• Percentage of compatibility regarding technical skills, competences & knowledge - compared to a coach driver
31%
 
Level of competencies expected for a level IV automation
 
• EQF level of certification needed
Level  3
• Other prerequisites (if applicable)
Professional drivring license
 
Transversal work situation scoring
 
• Use of computer tools
100%
• Reading or writing documents
100%
•Communicating
100%
• Working in a team
80%
• Management, supervision
0%
• Work rhythm
85%
• Autonomy in procedures
60%
• Repetitive dimension of work
25%
• Working under pressure
80%
• Emotional load
55%
 
Technical competencies, skills and knowledge
 
 
Work environment
 
• Organisational context
 -
• Business contacts
Ambulance worker, Dispatch worker, Doctor, Nurse, Surgeon, Care provider, Social worker
• Pace of work
Rotation by shifts, night shifts possible
• Reporting line
Dispatch coordinator, Chief medical officer, Doctor, Senior care manager
• Business travel
None outside the scheduled routes