Consultant in Older Persons Mental Health – Poppy Ward(UK Visa Sponsorship)

Job Description

Lead the Future of Older Persons Mental Health Care

Are you a passionate Consultant Psychiatrist ready to make a real difference for older adults in Hampshire? This is an exceptional opportunity to join Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, providing leadership and expert clinical care across our inpatient Older Persons Mental Health services.

You will be primarily based on Rose Ward, a 14-bed functional inpatient unit, with occasional cover for Poppy Ward, caring for patients with advanced dementia. Both wards are newly refurbished and integrated within a collaborative healthcare network, linking mental health, community services, physical healthcare teams, and voluntary sector partners.

Our Trust is committed to innovation, staff wellbeing, and high-quality patient-centred care. This role offers flexible job planning, protected SPA time, comprehensive CPD opportunities, access to research, teaching, and service development, as well as opportunities to lead quality improvement initiatives.

We are also offering a £30,000 Golden Hello, paid in staged instalments over 2 years for successful candidates (terms and conditions apply).

Key Responsibilities

As a Consultant Psychiatrist, your duties will include:

• Providing Responsible Clinician (RC) leadership for patients on Rose Ward, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based care.
• Managing a complex, small caseload with timely assessments, personalised treatment plans, and robust risk management.
• Supervising and mentoring Resident and Specialty Doctors, supporting professional development.
• Delivering teaching and contributing to weekly academic programmes for the multidisciplinary team.
• Leading quality improvement initiatives and participating in service development projects.
• Collaborating with inpatient and community teams, carers, and partner organisations to ensure seamless care pathways.
• Participating in on-call duties and flexible job planning aligned with your career development goals.
• Supporting Trust-wide standards in clinical governance, patient safety, and recovery-focused care.

Additional Opportunities:

• Clinical/Educational Supervisor roles
• Protected SPA time (2.5 SPAs pro-rata)
• Peer support and mentoring networks

About Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The Trust brings together expertise across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services, serving more than 13,000 staff across 300+ sites. Our integrated approach ensures patients receive care that is safe, timely, and holistic.

We unite services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts, and Hampshire CAMHS, providing a consistent standard of care across the region. Our CARE values—Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence—guide everything we do.

• Learn about the NHS Foundation Trusts here: NHS England – Foundation Trusts
• Explore mental health services guidance: NHS Mental Health Services
• NHS workforce and careers information: NHS Careers

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications & Registration:

• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
  GMC Registration
• MRCPsych or recognised equivalent
• Eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register (or within 6 months of CCT at interview)
• Approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983
  Mental Health Act Guidance

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Experience in older persons psychiatry, dementia care, and complex inpatient management
• Strong leadership, communication, and team-working abilities
• Interest in teaching, research, and service development

Pre-Employment Checks & Sponsorship

This post is subject to:

• Enhanced DBS Check
   Disclosure and Barring Service
• Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship (if required)
   UKVI Skilled Worker Visa
• Criminal record certificates for applicants living outside the UK for more than 12 months in the past 10 years
   Overseas Criminal Record Checks
• Current UK professional registration
  NHS Professional Registration

Location

Gosport War Memorial Hospital
Bury Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3PW