Specialty Doctor in Adults Mental Health

Specialty Doctor in Older Adults Mental Health

The closing date is 03 February 2026

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.

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 decision‑making, 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 person‑centred 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 recovery‑focused practice are essential.

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

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,…