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Consultant Psychiatrist in Learning Disabilities – Reading

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Reading, RG30 4EJ

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

1 October 2026

26 days left

Job description

As well as joining an Outstanding Trust with Advanced Foundation Trust status, we offer a recruitment premium of £15,000 and a relocation allowance of...

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

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

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

Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, or equivalent qualification (in accordance with Royal College of Psychiatrist's Guidelines)
  • Section 12 (Mental Health Act) Approved or eligible
  • Hold Approved Clinician [AC] status or be eligible

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in community-based services for people with learning disabilities.
  • Multidisciplinary team working within learning disability services

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

4 September 2026

Last checked

5 September 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

BHF
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

NHS organisation

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