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3.1 KiB

Competences — emergency ambulance driver

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/64e909ad-1bd0-493c-a8dc-1afbed0c9c2f).

Essential

  • adhere to organisational guidelines (skill/competence)
  • assist ambulance paramedics (skill/competence)
  • clean vehicle interiors (skill/competence)
  • communicate in healthcare (skill/competence)
  • comply with legislation related to health care (skill/competence)
  • comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice (skill/competence)
  • drive ambulance under emergency conditions (skill/competence)
  • emergency cases (knowledge)
  • empathise with the healthcare user (skill/competence)
  • ensure ambulance roadworthiness (skill/competence)
  • first aid (knowledge)
  • follow verbal instructions (skill/competence)
  • health care legislation (knowledge)
  • health care occupation-specific ethics (knowledge)
  • human anatomy (knowledge)
  • hygiene in a health care setting (knowledge)
  • infection control (knowledge)
  • listen actively (skill/competence)
  • maintain emergency vehicle equipment (skill/competence)
  • medical dispatch (knowledge)
  • monitor patients during transfer to hospital (skill/competence)
  • operate an emergency communication system (skill/competence)
  • operational tactics for emergency responses (knowledge)
  • pathogenic microorganisms (knowledge)
  • position patients undergoing interventions (skill/competence)
  • provide first aid (skill/competence)
  • resuscitation (knowledge)
  • special equipment in emergency (knowledge)
  • tolerate stress (skill/competence)
  • transfer patients (skill/competence)
  • transfer patients to and from ambulance vehicles (skill/competence)
  • work in multidisciplinary teams related to emergency care (skill/competence)
  • write reports on emergency cases (skill/competence)

Optional

  • apply organisational techniques (skill/competence)
  • assess nature of injury in emergency (skill/competence)
  • childbirth (knowledge)
  • communicate in foreign languages with health service providers (skill/competence)
  • decontaminate ambulance interior (skill/competence)
  • disability care (knowledge)
  • drive helicopter under emergency conditions (skill/competence)
  • handle patient trauma (skill/competence)
  • maintain order at scenes of accidents (skill/competence)
  • operate specialised equipment in emergency (skill/competence)
  • perform multiple tasks at the same time (skill/competence)
  • pharmacology (knowledge)
  • pilot boat for medical emergency services (skill/competence)
  • sanitary technology (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 37 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

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

Hard skills

  • patient assessment — 57 %
  • vehicle operation — 22 %
  • basic life support — 22 %
  • ambulance operation — 19 %

Responsibilities

  • ambulance operation — 32 %
  • equipment maintenance — 27 %
  • patient transport — 24 %