CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist

NHS; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Consultant to join the CAMHS Phoenix Unit, which provides specialized mental health support for adolescents. You will be responsible for leading a multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated and effective intervention for young people facing mental health challenges. The role offers a competitive salary and additional benefits.

Benefits

Recruitment & Retention Premia

Relocation Allowance

CPD Allowance

Car Allowance

Qualifications

• Experienced in managing complex mental health needs.
• Must hold a relevant medical qualification.
• Knowledge of child and adolescent mental health services is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the CAMHS Phoenix Unit providing Tier 4 packages of care.
• Deliver evidence-based treatment for severe and enduring mental illnesses.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and provide psychiatric consultation as necessary.

Skills

Medical leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Complex mental health care

Education

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management

Job description

Job summary

This job attracts the following remuneration package for the successful external applicant:

• £15,000 - Recruitment & Retention Premia
• £8,000 - Relocation Allowance (if applicable)
• £950 - CPD Allowance
• 1 PA - for Special interest (subject to agreement)
• Car Allowance - Through Salary Sacrifice

This is an exciting opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary Tier 4 Alternative to Admission Adolescent Day Unit, located in the grounds of Wokingham Hospital.

You will bring medical leadership to an established multidisciplinary team and care for young people with acute and complex mental health needs.

Berkshire CAMHS is a child and adolescent mental health service that provides support, advice, guidance and treatment for children and young people across the Getting Help, Getting More Help and Getting Risk Support domains of the Thrive framework and this post is part of our local Tier 4 provision.

Main duties of the job

The Consultant will work for the CAMHS Phoenix Unit, an adolescent Tier 4 Alternative to Admission Out of Hospital Service for up to 16 young people. This is a replacement post.

Phoenix Unit provides Tier 4 packages of care with coordinated, intensive and multimodal interventions with evidence-based treatment for severe and enduring mental illness when young patients needs can no longer be met by community CAMHS teams or crisis services.

Psychiatric input, if required out of hours, is provided by a rota of CAMHS consultants on call, and the postholders core working hours are Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.

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.

Details Date posted

19 June 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9371-D678AB

Job locations

Wokingham Hospital

41 Barkham Road

Wokingham

Berkshire

RG41 2RE

Job description Job responsibilities

The Consultant will work for the CAMHS Phoenix Unit, an adolescent Tier 4 Alternative to Admission Out of Hospital Service for up to 16 young people.

This is a replacement post. Phoenix provides a Tier 4 level care package with coordinated, intensive and multimodal interventions with evidence-based treatment for severe and enduring mental illness when young patients needs can no longer be met by community CAMHS teams or crisis services.

Psychiatric input, if required out of hours, is provided by the CAMHS consultant on call as the postholders core working hours are Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (unless on call).

Job description Job responsibilities

The Consultant will work for the CAMHS Phoenix Unit, an adolescent Tier 4 Alternative to Admission Out of Hospital Service for up to 16 young people.

This is a replacement post. Phoenix provides a Tier 4 level care package with coordinated, intensive and multimodal interventions with evidence-based treatment for severe and enduring mental illness when young patients needs can no longer be met by community CAMHS teams or crisis services.

Psychiatric input, if required out of hours, is provided by the CAMHS consultant on call as the postholders core working hours are Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (unless on call).

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRC Psych
• Additional clinical qualifications

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• MB BS or equivalent medical qualification.

Desirable

• Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
• MRC Psych
• Additional clinical qualifications

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

Wokingham Hospital

41 Barkham Road

Wokingham

Berkshire

RG41 2RE

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Wokingham Hospital

41 Barkham Road

Wokingham

Berkshire

RG41 2RE

Employer's website

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