Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	20 Ionawr 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£109,725 - £145,478 pro rata per annum
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	19 Chwefror 2026
Lleoliad:	Wokingham, RG41 2RE
Cwmni:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7749844/371-TAP-D7091

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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’rerated "Outstanding" by the CQC, who highlight our positive, supportive culture where staff feel valued. Weconsistently 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 aRecruitment premium of £15,000andrelocation 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.
• 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.

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



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.

We’re 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 don’t hesitate to call: Clare Moran, Head of Service on 07929 767597 or emailclare.moran@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’ll 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.


This advert closes on Sunday 15 Feb 2026

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