About this role
Job summary
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 aRecruitment premium of £15,000 and relocation allowance of £8,000 (if applicable) for external candidates.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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.
Job description Job responsibilities
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.
Were 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 would welcome a conversation with you and the opportunity to answer any questions you may have or to arrange a visit. Please dont hesitate to contact Clare Moran, Head of Service, [email protected] wholl 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.
Person Specification
Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience Essential
Excellent knowledge in specialty Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
Desirable
Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.
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 Wokingham Community Hospital
Barkham Road
Wokingham
RG41 2RE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)