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If you're an expert in skin health and wound care, join us as Trustee and help us do even more to solve skin and wound challenges.
Being a Trustee of the Society of Tissue Viability is an invaluable opportunity to steer our organisation and make sure we're working as effectively as we can to achieve our core mission of solving skin and wound challenges together.
What’s involved with being a Trustee?
Our Council of Trustees is elected by other members to guide the strategic direction of the Society. They’re responsible for directing the affairs of the Society, making sure it’s solvent, well run and delivering the best outcomes for members. They also lead on the development of the Society’s vision and strategy. Day-to-day duties include replying to emails, volunteering for sub groups and actioning plans.
Time commitment
Trustees typically meet face-to-face for a full-day meeting around four times a year. As a full Board, they also have around six one-hour video conference calls each year plus sub groups meetings.
Who can be a Trustee?
Trustees need to be a member of the Society and working in healthcare, research or education. Up to two trustees can be members of industry.
How do I apply?
You can put yourself forward for election using the form at the bottom of this page.
Don’t forget to provide the details of two other Society members who will propose and second your application. New trustees are elected at our AGM, which is now run as an on-line virtual event.
We currently do not have a vacancy for an industry Trustee, but there are vacancies for two academic, and up to four for clinical Trustees.
We would like our Board to reflect membership from across the UK and currently have representation from England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, making applications from Wales especially welcome.
Closing date Monday 6 June 2022.
Things to consider
- Successful candidates are expected to attend all Trustee meetings (either in person or by video conference), attend the annual conference, Annual General Meeting and contribute to various sub groups
- No member can propose or second more than one candidate
- Only members of the Society of Tissue Viability can propose, stand or vote
- If there are more nominations than vacancies, a ballot through the Society website by an independent 3rd party takes place
- All proposers and seconders must be members of the Society
- The proposer and seconders may be contacted by the Society to verify details and provide a reference
The Government website contains lot of infomation on what’s involved and expected when becoming a charity trustee in the UK/
It’s a real privilege to serve as trustee of the Society and play a role in steering the charity
