Tissue Viability Nursing Expert Witness Recruitment – Join the Apex Experts Panel

Growing Our Tissue Viability Nursing Expertise

Tissue viability nursing plays a vital role in safeguarding patients, preventing harm, and upholding clinical standards. When questions arise in a legal context, the insight of experienced nurses becomes essential. That’s where Tissue Viability Nursing Expert Witnesses step in - and where you, as a senior nurse, can make a meaningful impact.

At Apex Experts, we’re expanding our expert witness services and are seeking senior Tissue Viability Nurses become a part of our panel. Our casework is wide-ranging—spanning litigation, inquests, regulatory matters, and complex safeguarding reviews. Across all of these areas, our clients rely on clear, independent clinical opinion of the highest calibre.

This is a professionally supported, flexible consultancy opportunity where your nursing insight directly informs standards, decision-making, and justice.

Your Clinical Expertise. A Voice That Matters.

As a Tissue Viability Nursing Expert Witness, your role will involve reviewing and commenting on the care provided in cases that often include:

• Prevention, assessment, and treatment of pressure ulcers

• Post-operative wound management and surgical site infections

• Documentation and escalation of wound care concerns

• Multidisciplinary planning involving tissue viability

• Complex or palliative wound care decisions

  
  

You may be instructed by legal teams (for both Claimants and Defendants), NHS trusts, independent providers, coroners, or regulators. In each case, your duty is to offer an informed, impartial opinion on whether the care met appropriate professional standards.

We provide comprehensive support - free training, secure systems, structured templates, and case guidance - to help you deliver consistent, confident reports.

Who We Are – And What Sets Us Apart

Apex Experts is an established medico-legal practice specialising in expert witness work across nursing and healthcare fields. We support experienced clinicians in stepping into expert witness work with professionalism, efficiency, and ongoing guidance.

We manage all logistical aspects of expert instruction so you can focus on what matters most - your expert opinion. You’ll have access to:

• Full administrative support, including client communication, deadline tracking, secure document handling, guidance on report structure and presentation, and management of invoicing and payments

• Free, comprehensive training in CPR Part 35 compliance and expert report writing

• Secure, encrypted cloud systems for managing case documentation

• Continuous professional development and mentoring opportunities

  
  

We are transparent, responsive, and committed to the high standards expected in expert nursing testimony.

Work That Fits Around You

This consultancy role is fully remote and designed to be flexible around your clinical practice. You decide which cases to accept, how many to take on, and when you’re available. We work collaboratively with you to agree realistic timelines for report submission.

Key Features:

• Self-directed working – no minimum caseload or fixed hours

• Autonomy in your opinion – your independence is always respected

• Prompt payment – you’re paid within 30 days of invoicing, regardless of client delays

• No obligation – you can decline cases without pressure or penalty

  
  

This is ideal for experienced nurses who want to complement their clinical roles with work that draws on their leadership, judgement, and attention to detail.

Who We’re Looking For

We’re seeking highly experienced nursing professionals who can speak with authority on care standards. You must be:

• NMC-registered, with current clinical practice in tissue viability

• Working at Band 7 or above

• Holding 10+ years of post-registration experience

• Skilled in written communication, critical thinking, and clinical analysis

• Committed to impartiality, confidentiality, and professional conduct

  
  

You do not need prior experience in medico-legal work - we provide full training and guidance. What we require is clinical insight, accountability, and a strong sense of professional responsibility.

What You’ll Gain

By joining Apex Experts, you’ll be contributing to a more informed, accurate, and fair representation of nursing care in legal and regulatory proceedings. You'll become a trusted part of a professional, well-supported practice that values your time, expertise, and autonomy.

Benefits include:

• Professionally rewarding work with wide-reaching impact

• Enhanced career profile and recognition as an expert witness

• Flexible consultancy with no disruption to your clinical role

• Full administrative support from our team

• Opportunities for learning and development in medico-legal practice

  
  

You’ll help ensure that nursing standards are accurately reflected and fairly assessed in complex legal and healthcare contexts.

Ready to Explore This Opportunity?

If you're a senior Tissue Viability Nurse with a commitment to high standards, clarity, and professional integrity, this role offers a meaningful new direction for your expertise.

Interested? We're more than happy to have a friendly, informal conversation to help you explore whether expert witness work is right for you. From there, we support every step of onboarding, including documentation, training, and case readiness.

Please feel free to get in touch with us at info@apexexperts.co.uk or visit www.apexexperts.co.uk and fill out our Contact Us form.