EXAMPLE - CV / RESUME
Maggie Smith
PERSONAL SECTION:
TITLE:
Mrs
NAME:
Maggie Smith
DATE OF BIRTH:
17.03.73
NATIONALITY:
British
GENDER:
Female
MARITAL STATUS:
Married
ADDRESS:
MOBILE:
E-MAIL:
Shaftesbury Centre, 85 Barlby Road, London, W10 6AZ
TEL +44 (0) 208 969 0677
HEALTHCARE EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
Jan’1993 - Dec’1995
BSc - General Nursing
University of Plymouth, UK
Registered General Nursing, RGN
Sept’ 1998 – March 1999
ENB 100 – General Intensive Care Nursing
University of London, UK
INHOUSE COURSES:
2003:
Wesley Hospital
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) (AHA)
IV Course
ECG Course
Phlebotomy
1999:
Valley Hospital
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) (AHA)
Defibrillation
Moving and Handling
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION AND MEMBERSHIPS:
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Nursing & Midwifery Council
Reg. # 23P112E – Part 1 (RGN) - valid until May 2006
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New South Wales Nursing Council, Australia
Reg. # 34630 – Registered General Nurse - valid until
2005
Royal College of Nursing - UK
Shaftesbury Centre, 85 Barlby Road, London, W10 6AZ
TEL +44 (0) 208 969 0677
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Jan 2000 – Present
Wesley Hospital, London, UK
Staff Nurse – Medical
The Wesley Hospital is a large public multi disciplinary institution with 600 beds and is
one of the leading health care providers in West London. It is primarily a teaching
hospital and covers all areas of healthcare from prenatal to elderly care.
I work full time (37.5 hours per week) as an E-Grade Staff Nurse on a 25-bedded Adult
Medical ward and I am responsible for the care of seven patients per shift.
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Patients with cerebra- vascular accident
Cirrhosis of liver
Pneumonia
Hepatitis
Diabetes
Hypertension
Resistant epilepsy
Asthma
Angina
MI
Acute and Chronic renal failure
Renal calculi
Urinary tract infectious
Bronchitis
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Shaftesbury Centre, 85 Barlby Road, London, W10 6AZ
TEL +44 (0) 208 969 0677
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Admissions of patients from Health Centers, which require further medical
investigations
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Admissions and discharge of patients
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Observation and vital signs
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Phlebotomy
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Care of IV peripheral lines
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Doctors Rounds
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Perform minor procedures, such as endotracheal intubation, Lumbar tapping,
Paracentisis, Central Venous pressure insertion, Nasogastric tube and Foley
Catheter insertion etc
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Administer medication (oral, intravenous, intra muscular, and subcutaneous)
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Educating the patient in the aspect of prevention, curative and rehabilitative
healthcare.
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Wound assessment, prevention of infection and dressing
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Pain control
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Maintenance of a clean and conducive environment.
TYPES OF EQUIPMENT:
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Respirators - Servo,
Cardiac monitors
Pulse ox meter
Infusion pump
Portable ECG machine
Portable suction apparatus
Crash cart
One touch glucose meter
Shaftesbury Centre, 85 Barlby Road, London, W10 6AZ
TEL +44 (0) 208 969 0677
Jan’ 1996 - Jan’ 2000
Valley Hospital, London, UK
Staff Nurse – Intensive Care Unit (ITU)
Valley hospital is the largest government teaching hospital in London (2000 + beds). It is
a leading centre of excellence, has an international reputation in the field of Cardiac
Surgery and Neurosurgery. It is affiliated with the University of London and covers every
specialty from maternity to elderly.
I worked full time (37.5 hours per week) as a D-Grade Staff Nurse on a 10 bedded
Intensive Care Unit, which covered Medical and Surgical cases. The nurse / patient ratio
was 1:2.
TYPES OF PATIENTS:
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Those requiring mechanical ventilation or High Care observations
Pre-and Post-operative requiring stabilization and/or pain management, especially
epidural analgesia
Surgical patients including gunshot, MVA
Medical patients including, status epileptics, status asthmatics, Guillaime Barre
Syndrome, Diabetic Ketoacidosis
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For nursing cardiac, neuro, medical, surgical, poly trauma and acute and chronic
patients
Involved in teaching students and newly qualified staff members
Admission / discharge of new patients
Care of ventilated adults
Occasionally taking charge of the unit
Monitoring of vital signs
Suctioning
Changing of TPN
Administration of medications
Doctors’ rounds
Blood gasses
Ordering stocks
TYPES OF EQUIPMENT:
Shaftesbury Centre, 85 Barlby Road, London, W10 6AZ
TEL +44 (0) 208 969 0677
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Ventilators (Newport Wave)
Monitors (Nohon Koden)
Syringe Pumps (Alaris, Syramed)
Ivac Pumps (Infusomat, Braun, Ivac 560, Ivac 597)
Feeding Pumps (Frentamat, Patrol)
Dinamap, Blucometer, HB Meter, Blood Gas Machine
Notes:
For all nursing positions held, please incorporate into the below format:
Month/year – Month/Year
Full name of Hospital
Position Held – Specialty
Add a brief description of healthcare organisation / hospital – area serviced, type of
hospital (referral/teaching/specialist or district) public/private, national and international
reputation, any affiliations it has, number of beds etc.
Add a brief description of your working conditions, your position/grading, full time /
part-time work (hours per week), and a brief description of the unit profile (number of
beds, speciality covered, case mix, patient/nurse ratio and work volume).
TYPES OF PATIENTS:
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Responsibilities - in this section include a list of your daily responsibilities, any
committee involvement, training/teaching responsibilities, managerial duties (how many
employees do you supervise), if you are a midwife – number of deliveries per month,
type of deliveries and if you rotate – into what areas and how often. If you are a theatre
nurse, how many theatres in the hospital, if you scrub or circulate, and also if you have
experience in recovery or anesthetics. Complete in the below bullet format
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Shaftesbury Centre, 85 Barlby Road, London, W10 6AZ
TEL +44 (0) 208 969 0677
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Please do not copy and paste your official job description into this section, this must be
in your own words. If you have worked in different specialties in the same hospital,
please list each position separately in the above format for each speciality.
CV / RESUME GUIDELINES:
Your nursing CV / resume is the most important document of your job application. This Adevia
guide will take you through tips for writing a successful nursing CV and advise you on how best
to structure your CV / resume. It is worth investing some time in getting a good CV to make sure
you get interviewed before other candidates and secure a job faster.
Your nursing CV needs to be very detailed and include all healthcare work experience, no matter
how short. Your Nursing CV must be up to date and you must give explanations for any
employment gaps longer than 3 months. Your nursing CV should be typed on Adevia letterhead.
We are finding the effort that is put into creating high quality CVs really pays off in terms of
getting good and quick feedback from our client hospitals and they have commented they prefer
the Adevia CV format.
Cover page – must include your name, preferred specialities you want to work in, length of
contract wanted, NMC status and your availability. The summary section will be completed by
Adevia once you have been interviewed by a representative.
Personal Section: – include Title / Full name / Date of Birth / Nationality / Gender / Martial
Status / Contact details (address, telephone no and email address).
Healthcare Education and Training:
Do not include primary or secondary education in your nursing CV. Record all healthcare related
training in date order. Degrees, Diplomas and any post-graduate (specialist) courses must be
noted.
Please include exact dates (months/years) when you started and finished each course. Include the
name of the course obtained the name of college or university attended and the country where you
obtained it. Also include any in-house courses you may have obtained, stating date and where
they were obtained.
Shaftesbury Centre, 85 Barlby Road, London, W10 6AZ
TEL +44 (0) 208 969 0677
Professional Registration / Memberships:
Record the name of any Nursing Registration Authority, registration number, part of the register
you may have and the expiry date. Also note any memberships to any professional organisations.
Make it clear which country you are referring to. If you have a NMC Pin Card and Statement of
Entry, please write down your NMC PIN number, part of the register and the Expiry date. If you
have received NMC approval, please note your PRN, part of the register and status (Approved). If
you have a decision letter requesting a supervised/ adaptation course, please record your PRN,
part of the register, length of adaptation required and date your NMC decision letter was issued. If
required to have IELTS, include your results. Please make sure the information in this section is
correct.
Work Experience – start with your most recent job and work backwards:
For each position held, include the following:
- Exact dates (month/year) – start and finish dates;
- Name of the hospital – giving a brief description of hospital – type (public / private /
referral / district etc) / size (no of beds), area serviced, national and international
reputation, any affiliations it has etc;
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Position held (level and speciality);
Whether full time or part time work;
Size of the unit (no of beds / speciality / types of patients managed);
Your responsibilities on a daily basis: you can include any managerial or teaching
experience;
Give a breakdown of dates you worked in each position or each speciality. If you rotate
between units, please record this, giving a breakdown of the number of shifts/hours you
rotate per month;
Specialist equipment – any new advanced technology.
Maggie’s Useful Tips:
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Using the Example CV / Resume guideline, please complete your CV in the same format.
Make sure you do not leave in Maggie’s information;
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Save your CV as a word document and name it ‘Your Full Name CV.doc’ (E.g. Maggie Smith CV.doc)’;
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Email your CV (e.g. Maggie Smith CV.doc) and Application Form (e.g. Maggie Smith
Form.doc) as word attachments to Adevia Health. Please send both in the same email;
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Do not send scan documents;
Do not include blocked capitals, tables or training transcript information;
Shaftesbury Centre, 85 Barlby Road, London, W10 6AZ
TEL +44 (0) 208 969 0677
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Make sure you include start and finish dates including months and years (m/y-m/y) for all
nursing educational courses and work experience;
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Ensure your CV looks presentable so complete grammar, spell and space checks prior to
submitting to Adevia.
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Candidates whose CVs have mistakes or are of poor quality will be rejected.
Shaftesbury Centre, 85 Barlby Road, London, W10 6AZ
TEL +44 (0) 208 969 0677