How to write a great nursing CV

These days, many applications for nursing posts are made using an online form. But being able to create an effective CV remains a valuable skill, and is still a relevant way for nurses to promote themselves to potential employers.

Your CV is ‘your shop window’, says Helen Lewis, advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) and a Queen’s Nurse, based in South Wales. ‘A CV is your introduction to the potential employer. It needs to excite their interest to invite you in for interview,’ she says.

One of the benefits of having a CV is that ‘it’s a ‘one-stop shop’ – somewhere for nurses to keep up to date information with their knowledge, skills and experience,’ says Fiona Rogers, nursing programmes manager – innovation, at the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI).