Healthcare assistant CV example, with expert notes
For a healthcare assistant role, recruiters read three things first: your training, the settings you have worked in and the kind of patients you know how to support. Here is a CV that puts them up front.
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The example
Daniel Okafor
Healthcare Assistant
Leeds · daniel.okafor@example.com · +44 7700 900456
Profile
Healthcare assistant with five years' experience on acute medical wards and in residential care for older people. Attentive to patients' comfort and dignity, I work closely with nurses and families. Used to 12-hour shifts and covering nights, I am looking for a healthcare assistant role in a rehabilitation unit or a nursing home.
Experience
Healthcare Assistant2022 – present
Northgate General Hospital, acute medical ward
- Provided personal care for 12 patients per shift, working alongside a registered nurse.
- Recorded vital signs and kept patient notes up to date on the electronic record.
- Welcomed patients and families, and helped prepare discharges.
- Mentored 3 student healthcare assistants on placement.
Care Assistant2020 – 2022
The Limes Care Home, Bradford
- Supported residents with high dependency needs in daily living activities.
- Took part in activities and residents' personalised care plans.
Training
Care Certificate · 2020
Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care · 2023
Basic Life Support and Moving & Handling (annual refresher) · 2025
Skills
Personal care · Vital signs monitoring · Pressure area care · Moving and handling · Record keeping · Dementia awareness
Languages
English: native · Yoruba: fluent
Profile, employers and figures are fictional: borrow the structure, not the content.
Why this CV works
- Training is easy to find: certificates and mandatory refreshers are often the first thing a recruiter checks.
- Every role names the setting: acute medical ward, residential care… The recruiter instantly knows which patients you are used to.
- The workload is stated (“12 patients per shift”): it is the most telling figure in this job.
- People skills are shown by what he does (families, mentoring), not just claimed.
What you can quantify in care
- The number of patients or residents you look after per shift.
- The size of the ward (number of beds), the shift pattern (12 hours, nights, weekends).
- The number of students or new colleagues you supported.
In this job, figures mostly describe the context: they tell the recruiter what pace you are used to.
Keywords you'll often see in job ads
Personal care, observations, vital signs, pressure area care, moving and handling, safeguarding, dignity, record keeping, multidisciplinary team, dementia care, 12-hour shifts. Use the ones from the ad that match your experience.
Common mistakes
- Leaving out the setting: “Healthcare Assistant, NHS Trust” doesn't say whether you know surgery or mental health.
- Forgetting extra training (life support, moving and handling, end-of-life care): it often makes the difference.
- Writing “caring, patient” with nothing in your experience that shows it.