Trust Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry - Elmleigh
The closing date is 23 March 2026
Job summary
The Resident Trust Doctor in General Adult Psychiatry will provide highquality clinical care to adults admitted to Ruby Ward at Elmleigh Hospital, a 33bed acute mental health inpatient unit. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the postholder will deliver comprehensive psychiatric and physical health assessments, formulate management plans, prescribe evidencebased treatments, and contribute to risk assessment and safeguarding processes. The role includes completing discharge summaries, ordering and interpreting investigations, liaising with medical specialties, and participating in CPAs, tribunals, and professional meetings.
The doctor will support patient recovery through collaborative care planning and effective engagement with carers and community teams. They will contribute to clinical governance, audits, and quality improvement, while maintaining accurate clinical documentation and adhering to Trust policies. The post offers opportunities for CPD, teaching, supervision, and career development, including support toward CESR if desired. With no oncall duties and strong organisational support, the role provides a structured, educationally rich environment within a modern, integrated mental health service.
Main duties of the job
*Provide Clinical input for the service users who are admitted to the ward.
*Complete Physical health examinations, order investigations, ability to obtain blood samples, ECG interpretation, liaise with the medical specialists to refer and discuss medical concerns involving the patients.
*Complete Discharge summaries, order TTO, review and interpret pathology results.
*Prescribe adequate treatment as per the BNF and NICE Guidelines recommendations
*Involvement CPAs, Professionals' meetings , Tribunal Hearings, and MDT meetings.
*Audit and Clinical Governance.
*Undergo regular appraisal throughout the post.
*Attend Trust educational and departmental meetings when applicable.
*Demonstrate awareness of national and local guidelines relating to specialty (e.g. NICE guidelines) and influence care developments in accordance with these.
*Identify, contribute to or lead on aspects in the development and dissemination of evidence-based guidelines, standards and protocols as required and implement change to improve the quality of patient care.
*Attend local, regional and national networks/meetings
*Present at seminars/conferences/meeting
About us
Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?
Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?
We want to meet you!
Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.
Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.
Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:
- Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
- We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
- We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.
Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.
Details
Date posted
16 March 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£40,257 to £51,017 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
348-MED-SAC-10868
Job locations
Elmleigh
61a New Lane
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2JJ
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Elmleigh
61a New Lane
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 2JJ
Employer's website
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