Nurse CV example, with expert notes
For a nursing post, a recruiter first reads the ward, the type of patients and the skills you have. Here is a CV that presents them, followed by what to take from it for your own.
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The example
Emma Hughes
Registered Nurse (Adult)
Birmingham · emma.hughes@example.com · +44 7700 900987
Profile
Registered nurse with five years' experience, on an acute medical ward and then in an emergency department. At ease with patients of all ages and with fast-changing situations, I take care over the safety of my practice and clear handovers with the team. I am looking for an acute care post within a close-knit team.
Experience
Emergency Department Nurse2023 – present
Midlands General Hospital, Birmingham
- Triaged and assessed patients in a department seeing around 120 attendances a day.
- Clinical skills: cannulation, ECGs, blood sampling and observation monitoring.
- Gave verbal and written handovers at every shift change, on the electronic patient record.
- Supported 4 student nurses on placement as a practice assessor.
Staff Nurse, Acute Medicine2021 – 2023
St James Private Hospital, Birmingham
- Cared for 12 patients per shift, preparing and administering medication.
- Gave patients and families education and support ahead of discharge.
Education and registration
BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing · University of Birmingham · 2021
NMC registration · Immediate Life Support (ILS) · 2024
Skills
Acute nursing care · Emergency clinical skills · Patient education · Clinical handover · Electronic patient records · Mentoring students
Languages
English: native · French: B1 · Spanish: A2
Profile, hospitals and figures are fictional: borrow the structure, not the content.
Why this CV works
- The ward and the type of patients are stated: emergency, acute medicine. It is what a ward manager looks for.
- Clinical skills are named, without an endless list.
- Mandatory registration and training are visible: NMC, life support.
- Supporting students shows a recognised responsibility.
What you can specify in nursing
- The ward, the number of beds or attendances, the number of patients per shift.
- The skills and procedures you carry out, and the patient record systems you use.
- Responsibilities: mentoring, protocol lead, coordination.
- Further training and qualifications, with their year.
Respect confidentiality: never a patient's name, nor any detail that could identify them.
Keywords often found in job ads
Acute care, emergency, patient assessment, observation monitoring, medication administration, patient education, handover, protocols, infection control, electronic patient record. Reuse those from the advert that match you.
Common mistakes
- Not stating the ward: "nurse in a hospital" says nothing about the level.
- Qualities with no proof ("caring, thorough"): show them in your duties.
- Forgetting up-to-date training: the recruiter looks for it.