3.1 KiB
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 %