Driver (BPS-04)

Hiranand Ganga Bai; Shikarpur, Islamabad; On-site; PKR 279,000 - 391,000; Full time

Job summary

Hiranand Ganga Bai Women Hospital in Pakistan seeks a Driver (BPS-04) to act as a crucial logistics link, ensuring safe, timely transport of patients, staff, and specimens. The role reports to the Transport Officer or Medical Superintendent and requires adherence to transport schedules and confidentiality within a women's healthcare setting.

Daily duties include pre-trip inspections, maintaining a detailed vehicle logbook, and executing routes for patient referrals and staff movements while

Qualifications

• Competent driving of assigned vehicle types (ambulance, van, car).
• Live vehicle safety inspection and routine checks.
• Maintain accurate vehicle logbooks with trip details.

Responsibilities

• Drive hospital vehicles for patient transfers, staff transport, and administrative duties.
• Conduct daily pre-operational vehicle checks (brakes, tires, lights, fluids, emergency equipment).
• Maintain vehicle logbooks with destinations, mileage, fuel, passenger details.
• Ensure cleanliness of the vehicle interior after trips.
• Assist nursing staff in loading/unloading patients with care and dignity.
• Report accidents, breakdowns or violations to the Transport Officer and file incident reports.

Skills

Safe driving

Vehicle inspection

Logbook maintenance

Patient handling with dignity

Job description

The Driver (BPS-04) at Hiranand Ganga Bai Women Hospital serves as a vital logistics link ensuring safe, timely transport of patients, medical staff, specimens, and official correspondence. The role operates under the administrative supervision of the Transport Officer or Medical Superintendent, requiring strict adherence to hospital transport schedules, traffic regulations, and patient confidentiality standards within a sensitive women's healthcare environment.

Daily workflows include conducting pre-trip vehicle inspections (brakes, lights, fuel, first-aid kit), maintaining the vehicle logbook with trip details (mileage, fuel consumption, purpose), and executing assigned routes for patient referrals, staff pick-up/drop-off, and medical supply collection. The driver uses the official vehicle allotment register, fuel requisition slips, and maintenance request forms. Service standards demand punctuality, courteous interaction with female patients and attendants, and immediate reporting of mechanical faults. Career progression follows the BPS-04 to BPS-07 structure via departmental promotion exams and seniority.

Selection for this post is conducted strictly through a Practical Skill/Trade Test and Direct Interview (Viva Voce). No written examination is held. Candidates must demonstrate competent driving of assigned vehicle types (ambulance, van, car) on a designated test route, perform a live vehicle safety inspection, and answer oral questions on traffic rules, hospital geography, and emergency procedures before a selection board.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Drive hospital vehicles (ambulances, vans, official cars) safely for patient transfers, staff transport, and administrative duties
• Conduct daily pre-operational vehicle checks including brakes, tires, lights, fluid levels, and emergency equipment
• Maintain accurate vehicle logbooks recording trip destinations, mileage, fuel issued, and passenger details
• Ensure cleanliness and sanitation of vehicle interior, especially patient transport areas, after every trip
• Assist nursing staff in loading/unloading patients on stretchers or wheelchairs with due care and dignity
• Report accidents, breakdowns, or traffic violations immediately to the Transport Officer and complete incident reports