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Communication operators > Patient Transport Service Controller
Healthcare | Transport
Patient transport service controllers arrange transport to take frail or vulnerable people to and from medical appointments.
Good computer skills and a typing qualification could be useful to get into this job, for example:
Volunteering
Paid or unpaid experience of working in healthcare would be useful. You could contact the voluntary services co-ordinator or manager at your local NHS trust for advice about opportunities.
You'll need:
As part of your day-to-day duties, you could:
With experience, you could progress to emergency medical dispatcher or become a control room supervisor, leading a team of controllers or running a fleet of vehicles. You could also move into training.
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