Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Older Persons Mental Health - Poppy Ward

The closing date is 26 October 2025

Job summary

Are you ready to shape the future of Older Persons Mental Health care in Hampshire? We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate Consultant Psychiatrist to join our inpatient service at Gosport War Memorial Hospital. This is a unique opportunity to provide clinical leadership within a supportive, forward-thinking Trust committed to innovation, integrated care, and staff wellbeing.

You will be based primarily on Rose Ward, a 14-bed functional inpatient unit, with occasional cross-cover for Poppy Ward, which supports patients with advanced dementia. Our services are newly refurbished and embedded within a thriving healthcare community that includes close partnerships with physical health services, community teams, and voluntary sector organisations.

At Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we value collaboration, compassion, and excellence. You will be supported with protected SPA time, comprehensive CPD opportunities, mentoring, and access to research, teaching, and service development. This post offers flexibility, career progression, and the chance to contribute to quality improvement and innovation in Older Persons Mental Health.

Main duties of the job

As Consultant Psychiatrist, you will provide clinical leadership and Responsible Clinician input for patients admitted to Rose Ward, working with a dedicated multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, evidence-based, and person-centred care. You will manage a small but complex caseload, ensuring timely assessments, effective treatment plans, and robust risk management, while promoting recovery and independence.

Your role will include supervising and supporting Resident and Specialty Doctors, contributing to teaching programmes, and taking an active role in quality improvement, service development, and clinical governance. You will collaborate closely with inpatient and community teams, partner organisations, and carers to deliver seamless care across pathways.

On-call participation is shared fairly across the network, and flexibility in job planning is available to support your career ambitions, whether in education, research, or leadership. In addition, you will contribute to shaping services locally and strategically, ensuring high standards of patient care and supporting the Trust's commitment to compassionate, high-quality healthcare.*At least 2.5 SPAs Pro-rata

*Opportunities to be a Clinical/Educational Supervisor

*Peer support group

*Weekly academic teaching

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

24 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-PW-8461

Job locations

Gosport War Memorial Hospital

Bury Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO12 3PW

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.

This role will be eligible for a Golden Hello payment which consists of 30,000 made in 4 payments over a 2-year period.

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.

This role will be eligible for a Golden Hello payment which consists of 30,000 made in 4 payments over a 2-year period.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full Registration with the General Medical Council
MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 12 months of CCT at time of interview. CCT in Older Persons Psychiatry.
Approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full Registration with the General Medical Council
MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
Eligible for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 12 months of CCT at time of interview. CCT in Older Persons Psychiatry.
Approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.

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

Gosport War Memorial Hospital

Bury Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO12 3PW

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

Gosport War Memorial Hospital

Bury Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO12 3PW

Employer's website

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