ISCO Occupation Group 8322.5 Patient Transport Services Driver
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Patient Transport Services Driver: Patient 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 ambulance and maintain all the related equipment but under non-emergency circumstances.
Essential Skills
- Maintain Vehicle Service
- Follow Written Instructions
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Transport Allocated Patients
- Operate An Emergency Communication System
- Local Geography
- Complete Patient Journey Records
- Comply With Legislation Related To Health Care
- Transfer Patients
- Drive Ambulance Under Non-Emergency Conditions
- Licences Regulation
- Follow Verbal Instructions
- Maintain Vehicle Appearance
- Mechanical Components Of Vehicles
Optional Skills
- Apply Numeracy Skills
- Handle Patients With Special Needs
- Communicate In Foreign Languages With Health Service Providers
- Empathise With The Healthcare User
- Resuscitation
- Assist Social Service Users With Physical Disabilities
- Health Care Legislation
- First Aid
- Older Adults' Needs
- Employ Foreign Languages In Care
Alternative Names
- Driver In Patient Transport Services
- Patient Transportation Services Driver
- Pts Driver
- Ambulance Care Assistant
- Patient Transport Driver
- Driver Of Patient Transport Vehicle
- Driver Of Medical Transportation Vehicle
- Medical Transport Service Assistant
- Medical Transport Vehicle Driver
