Consultant Psychiatrist

BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment premium £15,000

Relocation allowance £8,000

Flexible working options

Excellent learning and career develop.

NHS pension scheme

Cycle to Work and car leasing (EVs)

Free parking across Trust sites

Job summary

Join Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant Psychiatrist in Maidenhead/Windsor. You will provide consultant-level leadership within the Community Mental Health Team, delivering patient-centred care and contributing to integrated pathways with locality psychiatry colleagues.

You will conduct direct psychiatric input into assessments, formulation, and ongoing management, including CPE triage and CTO responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Hold full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Be on GMC Specialist Register for Psychiatry, or within six months of achieving CCT.
• Hold Approved Clinician status, or obtain within three months of appointment.
• Be approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act or able to achieve within three months.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-level clinical leadership within the CMHT.
• Deliver direct and consultative psychiatric input into assessment and management.
• Lead initial psychiatric assessments via the Common Point of Entry (CPE).
• Undertake Mental Health Act duties, including community-based assessments.
• Lead within the Care Programme Approach (CPA) to address psychiatric, physical health, and social needs.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on clinical and pathway development.
• Engage with GPs and primary care to support coordinated care pathways.
• Provide prescribing input including clozapine and depot clinics.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Assessment & formulation

GP liaison

Education

Medical degree (MBBS/MBChB)

GMC Specialist Register in Psychiatry / CCT in Psychiatry

Job description

• Provide consultant-level clinical leadership within the WAM Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), working with locality psychiatry colleagues to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care
• Deliver direct and consultative psychiatric input into assessment, formulation, and ongoing patient management, supporting recovery-focused outcomes
• Contribute to initial psychiatric assessments via the Common Point of Entry (CPE), supporting triage and referral management from primary care
• Undertake Mental Health Act duties, including community-based assessments, and act as Responsible Clinician for a small number of patients on CTO
• Lead within the Care Programme Approach (CPA), ensuring patients' psychiatric, physical health, and social needs are effectively addressed
• Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team, contributing to clinical, service and pathway development discussions
• Engage with GPs and primary care colleagues, supporting coordinated, integrated and seamless care pathways
• Participate in CMHT referral meetings and provide prescribing input, including for clozapine and depot clinics, ensuring safe and effective medication management.
  A Vacancy at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Help shape the future of adult mental healthcare in Berkshire. Join a forward-thinking community of Consultant Psychiatrists committed to delivering high-quality compassionate care, driving clinical excellence, and working collaboratively to improve outcomes for patients. As an experienced Consultant Psychiatrist, you'll join a friendly, well-established multidisciplinary team based in Maidenhead and Windsor. We are a CQC 'Outstanding' rated community and we're proud to be one of the first to achieve Advanced Foundation Trust (AFT) status - a new national mark of excellence from NHS England. You'll play a central role in a supportive, clinically led service, where your knowledge and expertise directly influence how care is delivered. We'll support you to build a career that reflects your interests, whether that's advancing your clinical practice, getting involved in service transformation, research and development or stepping into leadership. All of this comes with the added benefit of living and working in one of the UK's most desirable regions, offering an excellent balance between career and lifestyle.

We are pleased to offer a Recruitment premium of £15,000 and relocation allowance of £8,000 (if applicable) for external candidates., This is a full-time role, with three days based in our Maidenhead office. Flexible options can be discussed. 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.

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.

The "must haves" for this role:

• Hold full GMC registration with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
• Be included on the GMC Specialist Register for Psychiatry, or be within six months of achieving CCT
• Hold Approved Clinician status, or be able to obtain this within three months of appointment
• Be approved under Section 12 of the Mental Health Act or be able to achieve this within three months of appointment.