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 a Recruitment 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.

Details
Date posted: 26 June 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year pro rata per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 371-TAP-D709D
Job locations: Wokingham Community Hospital, Barkham Road, Wokingham, RG41 2RE, United Kingdom

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.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.