At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead psychiatric care for children and young people with mental health challenges.
- Company: Join the outstanding Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust team.
- Benefits: Flexible working, career development, wellbeing tools, and generous leave policies.
- Other info: Inclusive culture with strong support for staff and excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young people's lives while working in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Full GMC registration and experience in child and adolescent psychiatry required.
The predicted salary is between 44550 - 54450 £ per year.
We would like you to join our well-established alternative to admission CAMHS unit. We hope you will find it an exciting time to join us, while we develop and transform our offer to provide the best care to the young people in Berkshire.
Join our Phoenix Unit CAMHS team at Wokingham Community Hospital, a Tier 4 alternative to admission service. We provide a combination of day programme and home treatment support to 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 a rich and established multidisciplinary team including nurses, clinical psychologists, dietitians, family and other therapists. You’ll be part of Berkshire Healthcare Advanced NHS Foundation Trust, rated “Outstanding” by the CQC for our positive, supportive culture where staff feel valued, and we’ve recently been awarded Advanced Foundation Trust status. We consistently achieve 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 a low-intensity and low-frequency on-call rota. We are pleased to offer a Recruitment premium of £15,000 and relocation allowance of £8,000 (if applicable) for external candidates.
Responsibilities
- Provide psychiatric leadership and direct clinical care for children and young people within Phoenix Unit 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 unnecessary 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.
Values
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Benefits
- 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.
Eligibility and Requirements
- 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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Aug 2026.
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