title: Nurse consultants. Room at the top.
abstract: The role of nurse consultant needs to be embedded in trust culture if it is to achieve its potential. The process of defining key competencies can enhance the organisation's ownership. The post needs to be evaluated at local level.
authors.affiliation: Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care Trust.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Metcalfe
mesh_terms: D003253:Consultants; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000592:standards*; D011361:Professional Competence; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom