Nursing CV

[Emma912]

I've just been granted my Nursing registration (RMN) with AHPRA (woohoo!!!) and have forwarded my CV to an agency over in Oz and have also contacted WA health (UK contact) requesting advice. I have been told that I need to include with my CV a description of my day to day responsibilities and clinical skills (from all of my nursing positions held so far) being specific about the types of cases I have handled. I have read other threads about doing statements to accompany job applications but this request is not in response to a specific job (and therefore no competency criteria to match specifically) - so not quite sure how to go about it and what to include as they don't want it to just read like a job spec. Can anyone offer any advice, such as how much should I write roughly for each job? I'd really appreciate any advice :smile2: thank you

[ali]

I would do it a little like you would for a selection criteria .... save it too as you'll be able to copy and paste it later if you have to do any selection criteria's. When do we shortlisting if someone just submits the CV we try to get out of it the information that is required from the selection criteria (often we can't so a statement is a good thing).

 

Firstly do a list of all the skills your job(s) have required - things like communication skills, advocacy, what types of disorders you deal with, crisis situations, seclusions, leadership

etc., I'd then do a line e.g. My nursing roles in (areas) have encompassed the following skills and knowledge which have grown through experience. ..... Then list the skills and under each write one or two paragraphs (some might be more). Remember that a selection criteria would ask you to 'demonstrate your skills'

Eg.

 

Communication Skills:

Write about how you communicate effectively - give an example either with a patient or staff - what was the outcome?

[Emma912]

Hi Ali,

thanks ever so much that's really helpful-it sounds like putting in to writing the sorts of thing that we'd normally discuss during a face to face interview over here (which I guess is understandable for an prospective employer to want up front when the potential employee is so far away!!!) many thanks, I appreciate your advice and will post again with an update of progress!

[ali]

  Emma912 said:

Hi Ali,

thanks ever so much that's really helpful-it sounds like putting in to writing the sorts of thing that we'd normally discuss during a face to face interview over here (which I guess is understandable for an prospective employer to want up front when the potential employee is so far away!!!) many thanks, I appreciate your advice and will post again with an update of progress!

 

You're welcome, give me a shout if I can help any