Job Summary
Our CAMHS Getting More Help Service is looking for a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist (6 PAs) to join our Specialist Community Team East, based at Wokingham Hospital and covering the Bracknell locality.
You'll work with children and young people with moderate to severe mental health needs across emotional dysregulation, trauma and depression pathways, supporting them in the community to access timely intervention. You'll play a key role in delivering innovative, multi‑agency care in a team with very low wait times, making a real difference to young people and their families.
Our fully staffed MDT values holistic assessment, shared formulation & thoughtful care planning. Consultants are integral to shaping plans alongside colleagues, contributing clinical expertise within a genuinely collaborative environment.
Key Duties
* Provide psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and treatment for children and young people up to 18 within the Bracknell locality
* Hold a caseload and deliver 2‑3 clinical contacts per direct clinical session, depending on clinical complexity
* Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to shared formulation, holistic care planning and multi‑agency decision‑making
* Offer consultation and clinical advice to colleagues across the service
* Engage with families, schools, social care, community paediatrics, GPs and partner agencies to coordinate care
* Participate in service improvement, clinical audit, CPD and teaching
Qualifications – Essential
* Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment
* Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months
* Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
* Approved under S12 OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
* In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice
* MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
* Excellent knowledge in specialty and experience working with children and young people with complex needs, spanning multiple agencies
* Excellent clinical skills using bio‑psycho‑social perspective and wide medical knowledge
* Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
* Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
* Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
* Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
* Experience in the management of children and young people with complex needs spanning multiple agencies, with mental health and learning disability problems alongside behavioural issues
Qualifications – Desirable
* MRCPsych or equivalent postgraduate qualification
* Additional clinical qualifications
* Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management
* Experience in clinical research, service evaluation or teaching
* Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement (awards, presentations or publications)
Professional Skills
* Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
* Ability to work in and lead a multidisciplinary team
* Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
* Participated in continuous professional development, research or service evaluation
* Active participation in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
Eligibility – Transport
* Holds and will use a valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative
Benefits
* 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
Equal Opportunities
We are 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.
Contact
Service Lead for CAMHS SCT – Marie Duffield
marie.duffield@berkshire.nhs.uk
Telephone: 07767 851207
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