Staff nurse CV example (UK, Band 5)

A complete CV for a fictional registered nurse, on A4 in the Clarity template, with notes on why it works.

Amara Okafor

Staff nurse (Band 5), acute medicine

amara.okafor@example.com
07700 900417
Nottingham

Profile

Registered adult nurse with five years on busy medical wards, currently on a 32-bed acute medical unit. Confident with deteriorating patients, sepsis pathways and supporting students in practice. Working towards a Band 6 role in acute or respiratory care.

Work experience

Staff Nurse (Band 5), Acute Medical Unit, Trentvale University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham | Feb 2024 – Present

Coordinated the unit on around 4 shifts a month, managing flow across 32 beds and up to 20 admissions per shift
Led a sepsis screening audit on the unit, raising documented screening within one hour of arrival from 71% to 92% over 6 months
Supervised and assessed 5 student nurses as a practice assessor
Redesigned the unit's handover sheet with 2 colleagues, cutting average morning handover from 45 to 30 minutes

Staff Nurse (Band 5), Respiratory Ward, Sherwood Gate NHS Foundation Trust

Mansfield | Oct 2021 – Jan 2024

Cared for up to 8 patients per shift on a 28-bed ward, including patients on non-invasive ventilation
Completed NIV competencies within 9 months of registration and became one of 5 ward NIV link nurses
Reduced missed observations on the ward by 30% by introducing a twice-shift NEWS2 check with the ward sister
Ran 6 teaching sessions on inhaler technique for newly qualified nurses and healthcare assistants

Healthcare Assistant (bank, alongside nursing degree), Sherwood Gate NHS Foundation Trust

Mansfield | Oct 2018 – Sep 2021

Covered around 2 bank shifts a month across 7 medical and surgical wards while studying
Carried out observations, personal care and meal support for patients with dementia and complex needs

Education

BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing, University of East Midshire

Nottingham | 2018 – 2021

First-class honours; 2,300 placement hours across medicine, surgery, community and A&E

Certifications

Registered Nurse (Adult), Nursing and Midwifery Council, 2021
Immediate Life Support (ILS), Resuscitation Council UK, 2024
Practice Assessor preparation, Trentvale University Hospitals NHS Trust, 2024
IV therapy and cannulation competencies, Sherwood Gate NHS Foundation Trust, 2022

Skills

Clinical: NEWS2 and escalation, sepsis pathway, non-invasive ventilation, IV medicines, venepuncture and cannulation, blood transfusion
Coordination: Bed management, discharge planning, safeguarding referrals, Datix incident reporting
Systems: Electronic patient record and e-prescribing, e-rostering

The same CV as plain text (what you'd paste into a job portal)

AMARA OKAFOR
Staff nurse (Band 5), acute medicine
amara.okafor@example.com | 07700 900417 | Nottingham

PROFILE
Registered adult nurse with five years on busy medical wards, currently on a 32-bed acute medical unit. Confident with deteriorating patients, sepsis pathways and supporting students in practice. Working towards a Band 6 role in acute or respiratory care.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Staff Nurse (Band 5), Acute Medical Unit, Trentvale University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham | Feb 2024 – Present
- Coordinated the unit on around 4 shifts a month, managing flow across 32 beds and up to 20 admissions per shift
- Led a sepsis screening audit on the unit, raising documented screening within one hour of arrival from 71% to 92% over 6 months
- Supervised and assessed 5 student nurses as a practice assessor
- Redesigned the unit's handover sheet with 2 colleagues, cutting average morning handover from 45 to 30 minutes

Staff Nurse (Band 5), Respiratory Ward, Sherwood Gate NHS Foundation Trust
Mansfield | Oct 2021 – Jan 2024
- Cared for up to 8 patients per shift on a 28-bed ward, including patients on non-invasive ventilation
- Completed NIV competencies within 9 months of registration and became one of 5 ward NIV link nurses
- Reduced missed observations on the ward by 30% by introducing a twice-shift NEWS2 check with the ward sister
- Ran 6 teaching sessions on inhaler technique for newly qualified nurses and healthcare assistants

Healthcare Assistant (bank, alongside nursing degree), Sherwood Gate NHS Foundation Trust
Mansfield | Oct 2018 – Sep 2021
- Covered around 2 bank shifts a month across 7 medical and surgical wards while studying
- Carried out observations, personal care and meal support for patients with dementia and complex needs

EDUCATION
BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing, University of East Midshire
Nottingham | 2018 – 2021
First-class honours; 2,300 placement hours across medicine, surgery, community and A&E

CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Nurse (Adult), Nursing and Midwifery Council, 2021
Immediate Life Support (ILS), Resuscitation Council UK, 2024
Practice Assessor preparation, Trentvale University Hospitals NHS Trust, 2024
IV therapy and cannulation competencies, Sherwood Gate NHS Foundation Trust, 2022

SKILLS
Clinical: NEWS2 and escalation, sepsis pathway, non-invasive ventilation, IV medicines, venepuncture and cannulation, blood transfusion
Coordination: Bed management, discharge planning, safeguarding referrals, Datix incident reporting
Systems: Electronic patient record and e-prescribing, e-rostering

Why this works

Nursing CVs often list duties every nurse performs, such as administering medication or completing observations. This one keeps to what Amara did beyond the baseline: audits, teaching, quality projects and the size and acuity of the wards she worked on.
Numbers in a clinical CV describe context as much as results. Bed numbers, patient ratios and audit scores tell a ward manager how busy the environment was without inventing outcomes no single nurse could claim.
Registration status sits in Certifications, with the PIN available on request rather than printed. A recruiter needs to know the registration is live; the PIN itself can be checked at interview or by the employer.
The bank healthcare assistant role overlaps the nursing degree on purpose. It shows hands-on experience and explains the timeline at a glance, so there is no apparent gap between school and registration.
Clinical skills are grouped by type, which matches the way NHS person specifications are usually written. That makes it easier to tailor the CV to each job’s essential and desirable criteria.

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Amara Okafor is a fictional person. Every employer, school, number and contact detail on this CV is invented.