• Job Description

  Req#: C9371-D702?language=en&page=503&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  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.

  QI, the Trust is very active in terms of quality improvement, including the opportunity to gain fully accredited QI qualifications.

  If you wish to play a pivotal role in leading and developing the service, the opportunities are there. Equally if you wish to develop in this area, we are happy to support and nurture your talent to allow you to take on such roles in the future.

  Main duties of the job

  Please see the attached Specialty Doctor job description together with the person specification for this role.

  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.

  Berkshire is characterised by concentrations of population and large rural areas. It includes some of the most affluent and least deprived communities in the country, but also has pockets of markedly deprived wards. The Trust is part of two Integrated Care Systems (Frimley ICS and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire & Berkshire West ICS) and partners with six local unitary authorities.

  The trust has an outstanding CQC rating.

  BHFT employs over 4000 people working from more than 100 sites.

  At Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, our mission is to maximise independence and quality of life. Our vision is to be the best place to give care, the best place to get care.

  Details

  Date posted

  17 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Specialty Doctor

  Salary

  £59,175 to £95,400 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  C9371-D702

  Job locations

  Prospect Park Hospital

  Honey End Lane

  Reading

  Berkshire

  RG30 4EJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached Specialty Doctor job description together with the person specification for this role.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the attached Specialty Doctor job description together with the person specification for this role.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Fully registered with the General Medical Council
  • MBChB or equivalent
  • Eligible for section 12 approval

  Desirable

  • MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry
  • Section 12 approved
  • AC approved

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Good medical and psychiatric knowledge

  Skills/abilities

  Essential

  • For details of all other criteria, please see the attached job description together with the person specification for this role.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience in the relevant speciality or sub-specialty

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in an inpatient mental health team

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Fully registered with the General Medical Council
  • MBChB or equivalent
  • Eligible for section 12 approval

  Desirable

  • MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Psychiatry
  • Section 12 approved
  • AC approved

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Good medical and psychiatric knowledge

  Skills/abilities

  Essential

  • For details of all other criteria, please see the attached job description together with the person specification for this role.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience in the relevant speciality or sub-specialty

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in an inpatient mental health team

  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

  Prospect Park Hospital

  Honey End Lane

  Reading

  Berkshire

  RG30 4EJ

  
  

  Employer's website

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

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

  Address

  Prospect Park Hospital

  Honey End Lane

  Reading

  Berkshire

  RG30 4EJ

  
  

  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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