At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide psychiatric care for children and young people with mental health needs.
- Company: Join the outstanding Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
- Benefits: Flexible working, career development, wellbeing tools, and generous leave policies.
- Other info: Inclusive environment with strong commitment to staff wellbeing and development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young lives while collaborating with a supportive team.
- Qualifications: Full GMC registration and experience with complex needs in children.
The predicted salary is between 37035 - 45265 £ per year.
Our CAMHS Getting More Help Service is looking for a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (6 PAs) to join our Specialist Community Team East, based at Wokingham Hospital and covering Bracknell locality. You’ll work with children & young people with moderate to severe mental health needs across emotional dysregulation, trauma and depression pathways, supporting them in the community to access timely intervention. You’ll play a key role in delivering innovative, multi-agency care in a team with very low wait times, making a real difference to young people and their families.
Our fully staffed MDT values holistic assessment, shared formulation & thoughtful care planning. Consultants are integral to shaping plans alongside colleagues, contributing clinical expertise within a genuinely collaborative environment. Collaboration and peer support are central to how we work. Our MDT includes Clinical Psychologists, Family Therapists, Psychodynamic Psychotherapists, Mental Health Practitioners & Nurses. You’ll work closely with families, wider CAMHS services & partner organisations, bringing a team-focused approach to complex cases.
In this role you’ll have dedicated CPD time, monthly consultant meetings, and opportunities to develop teaching, special interests & service improvement projects. We are pleased to offer a Recruitment premium of £15,000 and relocation allowance of £8,000 (if applicable) for external candidates.
- Provide psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment for children and young people up to 18 within the Bracknell locality
- Hold a caseload and deliver 2-3 clinical contacts per direct clinical session, depending on clinical complexity
- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to shared formulation, holistic care planning and multi-agency decision-making
- Offer consultation and clinical advice to colleagues across the service
- Engage with families, schools, social care, community paediatrics, GPs and partner agencies to coordinate care
- Participate in service improvement, clinical audit, CPD and teaching
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
- 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 with:
- Full GMC registration and inclusion on the Specialist Register (or within 6 months)
- Approved Clinician status and Section 12 approval (or within 3 months)
- Excellent knowledge in speciality and experience working with children and young people with complex needs, spanning multiple agencies
- A strong commitment to multidisciplinary, collaborative, formulation-led practice
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have about the service or role.
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.
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