Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor in Older Adults Mental Health

The closing date is 03 February 2026

Job summary

Join Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a Specialty Doctor in a newly created 8 PA post within our Community OPMH service in Portsmouth. This role offers the opportunity to shape a well established service and work closely with experienced Consultant Psychiatrists.

You will provide senior clinical input across community settings, including independent assessments, outpatient clinics, home visits, supervision of junior staff, and chairing MDTs, CPA and Best Interest meetings. You will also support effective links between community and inpatient teams to ensure seamless, patient centred care.

Applicants must be GMC registered with experience in psychiatry. MRCPsych and Section 12 approval are desirable, though we welcome those willing to work towards these. You should be a collaborative clinician committed to recovery focused practice, clinical governance and service improvement.

We offer strong consultant support, protected SPA time, CPD funding, wellbeing initiatives and opportunities to influence service development.

Out of Hours Work

The successful candidate may be required to contribute to the out of hours rota as part of service needs. This is not currently included in the job plan. Applicants who are willing and able to participate in out of hours duties are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interested?

If you are motivated to lead, innovate and deliver outstanding care for older people, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will provide senior clinical input within the Community Older Persons' Mental Health service in Portsmouth. Key duties include carrying out independent community assessments, delivering outpatient clinics and undertaking home visits. You will supervise junior doctors and senior nurses, contribute to clinical decisionmaking, and chair MDTs, CPA reviews and Best Interest meetings. A core part of the role is supporting strong continuity between community and inpatient services to ensure safe, coordinated and personcentred care.

You will be expected to manage a defined caseload, formulate treatment plans, review complex cases and contribute to risk assessments and safeguarding processes. The role requires effective multidisciplinary working, clear clinical documentation and active participation in service governance, quality improvement and audit.

You should have experience in psychiatry, sound clinical judgement, strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively. Flexibility, resilience and a commitment to recoveryfocused practice are essential.

The successful candidate may be required to participate in the outofhours rota as service needs develop, although this is not currently in the job plan.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Date posted

22 January 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£61,542 to £99,216 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

348-PSE-10343

Job locations

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Registration.
MBBS or recognized equivalent.
For Specialty Doctor- 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least 2 of which will be in a specialty training Programme in psychiatry or as fixed-term specialty trainee in old age psychiatry. Or equivalent experience / competencies.
For doctors applying at Specialist Grade Doctor (former Associate Specialist role), 12 yeas post medical qualification experience, out of which at least six years must have been in psychiatry.
Evidence of working effectively as a part of a multidisciplinary team.
Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working.
Working as part of the management team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Registration.
MBBS or recognized equivalent.
For Specialty Doctor- 4 years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least 2 of which will be in a specialty training Programme in psychiatry or as fixed-term specialty trainee in old age psychiatry. Or equivalent experience / competencies.
For doctors applying at Specialist Grade Doctor (former Associate Specialist role), 12 yeas post medical qualification experience, out of which at least six years must have been in psychiatry.
Evidence of working effectively as a part of a multidisciplinary team.
Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working.
Working as part of the management team.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Milton Road

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO3 6AD

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)