Ambulance Driver job description

About the job

We are looking for an ambulance driver to drive the ambulance to emergency calls and hospitals quickly and safely, help the paramedic team move patients and injured people, and keep the vehicle and its equipment ready at all times.

Duties and responsibilities

• Drive the ambulance to calls and hospitals as fast as is safe
• Use lights and sirens in line with emergency driving rules
• Help paramedics move patients on stretchers into the vehicle
• Check the vehicle and its equipment at the start of every shift, including oxygen and stretchers
• Keep in touch with the control room by radio and update mission status
• Clean and disinfect the vehicle after each patient
• Record missions, distances and fuel in the vehicle log

Working conditions

• Round-the-clock shift work, including nights and holidays
• Dealing with distressing accident and injury scenes
• Lifting and moving patients

Requirements

• Able to read and write; no formal qualification needed; a valid driving licence of the right class for ambulances is required
• 3 to 6 years of experience in ambulance or other vehicle driving

The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.

Skills

• Emergency vehicle driving
• Defensive driving
• First aid
• Patient handling
• Knowing the city
• Radio communication
• Calm under pressure

Preferred

• A basic life support (BLS) and first aid certificate
• An emergency vehicle driving course
• Previous ambulance or emergency service experience