• Job Description

  Req#: C9371-26-0158?language=en&page=1050&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you ready for a varied Consultant Psychiatrist role in an established CAMHS service?

  Do you want to provide an alternative to admission for children and adolescents with complex mental health needs?

  Join our Phoenix House CAMHS team at Wokingham Community Hospital, a Tier 4 alternative to admission service. We support up to 16 young people with a range of severe mental health challenges - from eating disorders to psychosis, self-harm, and mood disorders - helping them stay in their community as day patients.

  You'll work as part of our rich and established multidisciplinary team including family therapists, clinical psychologists, dietitians, nurses, and therapists. Alongside a diverse caseload you'll enjoy varied ways of working including day care, home treatment, and community visits.

  You'll be part of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - we're rated "Outstanding" by the CQC, who highlight our positive, supportive culture where staff feel valued. We consistently top NHS staff survey scores, including engagement and staff recommending us as a place to work.

  This full-time 10 PA role is based in Wokingham with core hours of Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, with low-intensity on-call support. We are pleased to offer a Recruitment premium of £15,000 and relocation allowance of £8,000 (if applicable) for external candidates.

  Applications for this role will be processed as received. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early.

  Main duties of the job

  • Provide psychiatric leadership and direct clinical care for children and young people within Phoenix House CAMHS.
  • Deliver assessments, diagnosis, and evidence-based interventions across a range of mental health conditions.
  • Collaborate closely with community CAMHS, Rapid Response, and other partner agencies to prevent inpatient admissions.
  • Participate in weekly MDT meetings, quality improvement initiatives, and clinical audits.
  • Contribute to teaching, training, and supervision of junior medical and multidisciplinary staff.
  • Attend clinical and management meetings as required and support the development of the service.

  About us

  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

  Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

  Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
  • Free parking across Trust sites

  Details

  Date posted

  12 March 2026

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £109,725 to £145,478 a year pro rata per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  371-TAP-D7093

  Job locations

  Wokingham Community Hospital

  Barkham Road

  Wokingham

  RG41 2RE

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  We welcome applications from candidates who have:

  • Full GMC registration with license to practice and specialist registration (or will have within six months).
  • Approved clinician status under the Mental Health Act (or able to achieve this within 3 months).
  • Experience in child and adolescent psychiatry, including management of complex cases.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills to work within a multidisciplinary team

  For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

  Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

  We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Clare Moran, Head of Service on 07929 767597 or email clare.moran@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.

  Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  We welcome applications from candidates who have:

  • Full GMC registration with license to practice and specialist registration (or will have within six months).
  • Approved clinician status under the Mental Health Act (or able to achieve this within 3 months).
  • Experience in child and adolescent psychiatry, including management of complex cases.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills to work within a multidisciplinary team

  For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

  Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

  We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Clare Moran, Head of Service on 07929 767597 or email clare.moran@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.

  Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

  Person Specification

  Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

  Essential

  • Excellent knowledge in specialty
  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

  Desirable

  • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.

  Person Specification

  Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

  Essential

  • Excellent knowledge in specialty
  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English

  Desirable

  • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.

  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

  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).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  Address

  Wokingham Community Hospital

  Barkham Road

  Wokingham

  RG41 2RE

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  Address

  Wokingham Community Hospital

  Barkham Road

  Wokingham

  RG41 2RE

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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