Associate Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) – OPMH and Innovation

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is inviting Expressions of Interest from doctors who are able to provide trust-wide senior clinical leadership, strategic direction, and transformational oversight for Older Peoples Mental Health pathways and within the healthy ageing and frailty and adult mental health change programmes. This role is integral to shaping future models of care, ensuring patient safety, driving innovation, and developing the conditions for success in terms of culture, workforce and use of resource.

If you are a Consultant, GP or SAS Doctor with an interest and expertise in OPMH service improvement and clinical leadership, we would encourage you to submit an expression of interest for this valuable role.

Please contact Vicky Osman-Hicks (victoria.osman-hicks@nhs.net) for further information on the role.

Main duties of the job

Model effective partnership collaborating with key partners across the dementia and older people's life span.

Working with a clinical network, partners and divisions to drive the development and implementation of new models of care aligned with population health needs and national policy frameworks, taking an integrated life span approach.

Lead, Champion or Co-lead initiatives to eliminate unwarranted variation in clinical standards in OPMH services

Support a positive culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence in care within OPMH and help support the conditions for success.

Champion holistic patient centred approaches; maintaining clinical credibility through working within an older people's pathway.

Work with the OPMH multiprofessional leads, Divisional CDs and their teams across the four geographical divisions and establish professional links with CSS and SAC, in order to contribute to OPMH strategic decision-making and service improvement and promote learning across the geography.

Ensure alignment of cross-divisional OPMH clinical priorities with divisional aims, with a strong focus on patient safety and quality.

Collaborate with AMH colleagues to optimise transitions of care and pursue options for needs led services.

Work collaboratively with the CMO team to deliver the CMO team goals.

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.

Details

• Date posted: 21 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year Pro rata
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 3 years
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 348-MED-CORP-12053
• Job locations: Tatchbury Mount, Calmore, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 2RZ, United Kingdom

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.