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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Specialty Doctor to join the Mental Health Services on the Isle of Wight. This is a substantive post within a supportive multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality, person-centred mental health care to community and inpatient settings to working age and older age adults on the Isle of Wight.
The successful applicant will hold responsibility for a varied clinical caseload and work closely with other health professionals, with Consultant support available. The role offers opportunities to contribute to service development, clinical governance, and quality improvement within a smaller, well-integrated service.
We are committed to supporting professional development and welcome applications from doctors seeking a rewarding and sustainable career within Mental Health Services.
Main duties of the job
Principal Duties of the Post
This post involves working within both the inpatient and outpatient settings, across the whole range of mental health services within the Trust.
This post involves working closely with a large multi-disciplinary team managing secondary care patients with mental illness.
The post holder provides medical support to the mental health team working under the supervision of a senior psychiatrist.
Practitioners should be prepared to perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances without additional remuneration but may be granted time off in lieu at the discretion of the Trust.
Commitments arising in such circumstances are, however, exceptional and practitioners should not be required to undertake work of this kind for prolonged periods or on a regular basis.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Details
- Date posted: 09 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-IOW-11836
- Job locations: St. Mary's Hospital (IOW), Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG, 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.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- 4 years at full-time postgraduate training or higher or equivalent experience with at least 2 years in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty.
- Previous experience of working in psychiatry.
- Excellent knowledge in specialty.
- Excellent clinical skills using biopsychosocial perspective and wide medical knowledge.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
- Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others.
- Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA.
- Able to work cooperatively as part of a team, delegate appropriately and see tasks through to completion.
Desirable
- Proven commitment to improving the quality of clinical care.
- Experience of crisis, inpatient or community mental health team care for adults.
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
- Experience in liaison psychiatry or other acute psychiatry settings.
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised basic Medical Degree.
- Full GMC Registration with license to practice.
Desirable
- MRCPsych.
- Section 12(2) approved.
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This advert is for Specialty Doctor IOW with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, South East, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Psychiatry role. The advertised salary is £63,696 to £102,689 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Jul 2026.
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