Internal promotion cover letter example
An internal cover letter goes to people who already know your work, so do not retell your job. Say what you already do at the level above, show a change you made that they have seen, then say what you would do in the post and how you would lead colleagues who were your peers.
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Siobhan Kelly
Stoke-on-Trent · [email protected] · 07700 900162
16 October 2026
Mrs Angela Moss
Ward Manager, Ward 12
Trentvale Hospital
General Surgery
Stoke-on-Trent ST4 9QZ
Dear Mrs Moss
Application for Junior Sister, Ward 12 (ref. TH-W12-JS)
I am applying for the Junior Sister post on Ward 12. I have been a staff nurse on the ward since September 2023, and since 2025 I have been nurse in charge on about two late shifts a week.
As nurse in charge I allocate patients to the team and coordinate admissions and theatre returns with the bed managers. As our falls link nurse, my audit showed that most falls happened at night on the way to the toilet; since you adopted the toilet and call-bell check on the two-hourly night rounds, ward falls have averaged 4 a quarter, down from 9.
As junior sister I would like to take the same approach to pressure ulcer audits, and to give newer staff nurses regular shifts as nurse in charge with support. I know that leading people who were my peers needs care: I would keep the same open handovers, and agree with each nurse what they want from the year.
I have updated my CV with my practice supervisor and immediate life support training, and it is attached. Thank you for considering my application.
Yours sincerely
Siobhan Kelly
Fictional letter from Siobhan Kelly, the applicant in the nurse CV example. Every person and employer in it is invented.
Why each paragraph is there
I am applying for the Junior Sister post on Ward 12. I have been a staff nurse on the ward since September 2023, and since 2025 I have been nurse in charge on about two late shifts a week.
The post, and what you already do at the level above.
As nurse in charge I allocate patients to the team and coordinate admissions and theatre returns with the bed managers. As our falls link nurse, my audit showed that most falls happened at night on the way to the toilet; since you adopted the toilet and call-bell check on the two-hourly night rounds, ward falls have averaged 4 a quarter, down from 9.
Evidence the panel has seen, with the result.
As junior sister I would like to take the same approach to pressure ulcer audits, and to give newer staff nurses regular shifts as nurse in charge with support. I know that leading people who were my peers needs care: I would keep the same open handovers, and agree with each nurse what they want from the year.
What you would do in the post, and how you would lead former peers.
I have updated my CV with my practice supervisor and immediate life support training, and it is attached. Thank you for considering my application.
An updated CV and a short close.