Nurse and doctor CV templates for India, Germany, Australia and the UAE: which licence goes first
Free CV templates for nurses and doctors in India, Germany, Australia and the UAE, and where to put your licence: NMC, Approbation, AHPRA, DHA.
In healthcare, your CV has a gatekeeper: your licence. Hospitals and agencies check your registration, licence or eligibility before they read anything about your experience, and every country uses a different one. Put it at the bottom of page two and your application may be set aside before anyone reaches it.
The JobPLT CV Builder has free healthcare templates for all four countries we cover. Each one starts with the credential that country's employers check first.
The licence each country checks first
| Country | Nurses | Doctors | Template |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 India | State Nursing Council registration (INC-recognised degree) | NMC / State Medical Council registration number | Nursing & Allied Health · Doctor (MBBS / MD) |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | Berufserlaubnis (permission to use the professional title); for foreign degrees, Anerkennung and German at B2 | Approbation and Facharzt; for foreign degrees, Kenntnisprüfung and Fachsprachprüfung | Pflege & Gesundheit · Ärztin / Arzt |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | AHPRA registration (type, number, expiry), police check, WWCC, immunisation | AHPRA registration and specialist college | Nursing (AHPRA) · Medical Practitioner (AHPRA CV) · Allied Health |
| 🇦🇪 UAE | DHA, DOH or MOHAP licence or eligibility, Prometric, DataFlow | DHA, DOH or MOHAP licence or eligibility, DataFlow | Nursing (Gulf) · Healthcare (DHA / DOH / MOHAP) |
Requirements change, so check the details with the regulator before you apply: the National Medical Commission and state councils in India, the Landesbehörden and Ärztekammern in Germany, AHPRA in Australia, and DHA, DOH or MOHAP in the UAE.
What to write in the licence section
Keep it to a few lines and copy details exactly as they appear on your certificate:
- The body and registration type: "Registered Nurse (Division 1), AHPRA" or "DHA Licence – Specialist Pediatrics"
- The number, exactly as on your certificate
- The status and date: "registered, expires 31 May 2026", "eligibility letter 2024", "DataFlow verified"
- Anything still in progress: "Anerkennung in progress, Kenntnisprüfung booked for March"
Experience that healthcare recruiters can picture
For each role, say where and how big, not just what your job title was:
- the facility and its size or accreditation: "Tertiary hospital, 600 beds, JCI-accredited"
- your unit or department: ICU, ED, NICU, OT, aged care
- the workload: patient ratio, OPD patients per day, beds covered
- systems and procedures: Cerner, Epic, eMR; central lines, ventilator management
Then add life-support certifications (BLS, ACLS, PALS, ALS) with their dates.
Allied health, aged care and support work
The builder also covers the wider healthcare team:
- Allied Health (Australia) for physiotherapists, OTs, psychologists, pharmacists and dietitians, with registration and clinical placements
- Aged Care & Disability (NDIS) (Australia) for support workers, with NDIS Worker Screening, police check and first aid first
- Nursing & Allied Health (India) for nurses, paramedics and technicians
Moving between countries
Many nurses and doctors build their careers across these countries, for example from India to the UAE, or from the UAE to Australia or Germany. Build your CV once in the template for the country you're in, then use Copy for… to create the version for the next country. Your experience moves across, and the copy follows the new country's rules, for example dropping the photo and date of birth for Australia.
Templates for each country are listed in our guides for India, Germany, Australia and the UAE.
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Frequently asked questions
What should come first on a nurse's CV?
Your registration or licence: the body, the number, the type and the expiry or validity. In every country we cover, healthcare employers check it before reading your experience, so all our healthcare templates put it at the top.
Can I use the same CV for nursing jobs in Australia and the UAE?
Your experience can stay the same, but the format changes: an Australian résumé has no photo or date of birth and shows AHPRA registration and checks, while a UAE CV usually has a photo, nationality and visa status and shows your DHA, DOH or MOHAP licence and DataFlow status. Build one, then use Copy for… to create the other.
How do I show a foreign medical degree on a German CV?
Use the Ärztin / Arzt or Pflege & Gesundheit template and list the status of your recognition (Anerkennung), Kenntnisprüfung and language exams (for example Fachsprachprüfung at C1) in the first section, along with your Approbation or Berufserlaubnis once you have it.
What is the AHPRA standard CV format?
AHPRA asks for a CV that lists your qualifications and every position with start and end month and year, in order, with no unexplained gaps. The Medical Practitioner (AHPRA CV) template follows this structure.
Are these healthcare CV templates free?
Yes. All the healthcare templates are free and download as PDF or Word without a watermark.