Specialty Doctor Alton Inpatient Unit

Job summary

The Specialty Doctor will play a key role in delivering high-quality medical care to patients on Anstey Ward at Alton Community Hospital, part of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Working within a multidisciplinary team that includes advanced practitioners, consultant nurses, general practitioners and therapists, the post holder will provide comprehensive clinical assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and ongoing management of patients requiring inpatient community care.

The role supports a range of services including rehabilitation, reablement, discharge-to-assess pathways, step-up and step-down care, and end-of-life care. The successful candidate will work closely with consultant geriatricians and partner organisations to ensure safe, effective and person-centred care that promotes recovery, independence and positive patient outcomes.

In addition to direct clinical responsibilities, the Specialty Doctor will contribute to the clinical leadership of the service, supporting the development of care pathways, quality improvement initiatives, governance activities, audit, teaching and service development.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of community-based inpatient services while delivering compassionate, evidence-based care to the local population of North Hampshire

Main duties of the job

Ensuring evidence-based practice and service user-centred recovery principles to assess, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate all interventions provided by the liaison team to promote recovery and independence.

Managing complex information and make formulations using a biopsychosocial model.

Ensuring appropriate and effective engagement with carers and ward teams.

Management of risk and weighing complex risk information to deliver care that is in the best interests of the recovery of the individual. Supporting the MDT in this by clear communication, containing anxiety, and maintaining hope for the patient.

Ensuring the service works in line with care planning, risk management and safeguarding policies.

Maintaining a focus on outcomes, both in terms of clinical outcomes and patient experience.

Supporting learning from good practice, incidents, complaints or concerns across Hampshire Hospitals and the liaison team.

To escalate any shortfalls in clinical practice in a timely fashion to the Divisional Medical Director

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: 28 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
• Salary: £63,696 to £102,689 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 348-MED-MNH-12105
• Job locations: Alton Community Hospital, Chawton Park Road, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1RJ, 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.