Consultant Psychiatrist – CRHTT West Berkshire (Consultant) - General Adult Psychiatry - Berksh[...]

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Reading seeks a Consultant Psychiatrist for CRHTT West Berkshire. This part-time role (6 sessions per week) offers a salary between £109,725 - £145,478 pro-rata. You will lead in psychiatric care, collaborate within multidisciplinary teams, and engage in quality improvement initiatives. Join a supportive, inclusive environment committed to exceptional care for all patients.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days’ annual leave

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Access to wellbeing tools

Discounts at popular retailers

Staff networks for diversity and support

Generous family leave policies

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• Must have appropriate UK professional registration.
• Experience within NHS or comparable service.
• Able to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.

Responsibilities

• Play a pivotal role in leading and developing the service.
• Support and nurture talent to take on future roles.
• Engage in research and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Excellent knowledge in specialty

Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective

Ability to manage clinical complexity

Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience

Job description

Consultant Psychiatrist – CRHTT West Berkshire

Consultant

Main area General Adult Psychiatry Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 6 sessions per week Job ref 371-D670

Site Prospect Park Hospital Town Reading Salary £109,725 - £145,478 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2025 23:59 Interview date 25/11/2025

Job overview

It is no secret that we have an outstanding rating from the CQC, our staff survey results are one of the best in the country, that we are leaders in digital maturity and that we have a mature Quality Improvement approach to innovation and development.

What else we can offer you? Besides all of this is the chance to have time to pursue your own interests, so if they lie in R&D, QI, or management & leadership we’ll support you.

In 2021 Berkshire Healthcare was 4 th out of the 48 community and mental health trusts for the number of research projects we recruited to, and have refreshed our research strategy and are looking for enthusiastic colleagues to develop and implement our research programme.

QI, the Trust is very active in terms of quality improvement, including the opportunity to gain fully accredited QI qualifications.

If you wish to play a pivotal role in leading and developing the service, the opportunities are there. Equally if you wish to develop in this area, we are happy to support and nurture your talent to allow you to take on such roles in the future.

Main duties of the job

Please see the attached Consultant job description together with the person specification for this role.

Working for our organisation

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
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• 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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Consultant job description together with the person specification for this role.

Person specification

Clinical Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Excellent knowledge in specialty.
• Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
• Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty.
• Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service.

These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Please find attached the behaviour framework that underpins these values for this job role.

At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs.

We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria.

Please note we may close positions before the advertised date.

Once you have applied, please check your email regularly for updates. All appointments are subject to NHS Employment Checks, and false information may result in withdrawal of offers. For information on how we store your information, please review our privacy statement .

No agencies, please.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.