• Job Description

  Req#: C9371-D693?language=en&page=522&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  The vacancy has arisen due to a consultant leaving the post. This is a full time Community General Adult Psychiatry Consultant post. The role of the post is for the provision of psychiatric care and consultant responsibilities within a multidisciplinary team serving Bracknell locality

  Main duties of the job

  The post holder is expected to provide clinical leadership and expert clinical care to the allocated catchment within the Bracknell locality. The post holder will be based at Churchill House, Bracknell

  This post will be covered by the terms and conditions of service for hospital medical and dental staff (England and Wales) as amended from time to time. Travel expenses are covered by National Terms and Conditions. Appointment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

  About us

  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) was formed in April 2001 and successfully became licensed as a Foundation Trust in May 2007. In April 2011 the community services which were previously the provider arms of NHS Berkshire East and NHS Berkshire West PCTs merged with the Trust.

  The main centres of population are Reading in the West of the County and Slough in the East. Within Berkshire there are also major populations at Newbury, Wokingham in the West and Bracknell, Maidenhead, Windsor and Ascot in the East, as well and many significant urban developments in smaller towns forming essentially a single conurbation along the M4 Corridor.

  It is no secret that we have an outstanding rating from the CQC, our staff survey results are one of the best in the country, that we are leaders in digital maturity and that we have a mature Quality Improvement approach to innovation and development.

  What else we can offer you? Besides all of this is the chance to have time to pursue your own interests, so if they lie in R&D, QI, or management & leadership well support you.

  In 2021 Berkshire Healthcare was 4th out of the 48 community and mental health trusts for the number of research projects we recruited to and have refreshed our research strategy and are looking for enthusiastic colleagues to develop and implement our research programme.

  Details

  Date posted

  31 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £105,504 to £139,882 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  C9371-D693

  Job locations

  Bracknell Forest Community Network

  Turing Drive

  Bracknell

  Berkshire

  RG12 7FR

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post holder will have medical and leadership responsibilities for the assessment and management of patients referred to Bracknell. The caseload includes a small number of mentally disordered offenders living within the catchment area who are not known to the Regional Forensic services.

  The post holder will fulfil the requirements for the Mental Health Act, including carrying out Mental Health Act assessments, acting as the Responsible Clinician for patients on Supervised Community Treatment orders, and preparation of Mental Health Act reports for those patients.

  There is an exciting opportunity to develop the Primary Care Liaison Network and the post holder will work closely with the head of services and the locality director to develop this further.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The post holder will have medical and leadership responsibilities for the assessment and management of patients referred to Bracknell. The caseload includes a small number of mentally disordered offenders living within the catchment area who are not known to the Regional Forensic services.

  The post holder will fulfil the requirements for the Mental Health Act, including carrying out Mental Health Act assessments, acting as the Responsible Clinician for patients on Supervised Community Treatment orders, and preparation of Mental Health Act reports for those patients.

  There is an exciting opportunity to develop the Primary Care Liaison Network and the post holder will work closely with the head of services and the locality director to develop this further.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Medical Degree

  Desirable

  • Postgraduate medical degree

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Medical Degree

  Desirable

  • Postgraduate medical degree

  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

  Bracknell Forest Community Network

  Turing Drive

  Bracknell

  Berkshire

  RG12 7FR

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  Address

  Bracknell Forest Community Network

  Turing Drive

  Bracknell

  Berkshire

  RG12 7FR

  
  

  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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