From paramedic in emergency responses to hospital porter
37 of the 39 essential skills of a hospital porter are already essential for a paramedic in emergency responses — about 95% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from paramedic in emergency responses in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 37
- skills carry over
- 2
- would be new
- 95%
- of the target job covered
- 39
- essential skills of a hospital porter
What a hospital porter does
Hospital porters are professional healthcare assistants who transport people on stretchers around the hospital site, as well as and items.
What carries over
37 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- accept own accountability
- adapt to emergency care environment
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- apply context specific clinical competences
- assess nature of injury in emergency
- clinical science
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- conduct physical examination in emergency
- deal with emergency care situations
- disorders of vital functions
- emergency cases
- employ specific paramedic techniques in out-of-hospital care
- ensure safety of healthcare users
- first aid
- follow clinical guidelines
- human anatomy
- immobilise patients for emergency intervention
- interact with healthcare users
- listen actively
- manage major incidents
- monitor basic patients signs
- observe confidentiality
- operate an emergency communication system
- operate specialised equipment in emergency
- operational tactics for emergency responses
- position patients undergoing interventions
- principles of paramedic practice
- prioritise emergencies
- provide first aid
- respond to changing situations in health care
- select hazard control
- tolerate stress
- transfer patients
- transfer patients to and from ambulance vehicles
- transportation methods
What would be new
2 skillsEssential for a hospital porter and not for a paramedic in emergency responses. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from paramedic in emergency responses
2 roles- nurse responsible for general care29 skills in common
- orthoptist28 skills in common
← paramedic in emergency responseshospital porter →The other way round
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a hospital porter?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.