Locum Consultant Psychiatrist, Inpatient Acute MH Service

Locum Consultant Psychiatrist, Inpatient Acute MH Service

Company: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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 4thout 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.

Please see the attached Locum 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
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• 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

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Company: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata per annum

Hours: Full-time

Location: Reading, RG30 4EJ

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 4 Aug 2026

Closing date: 3 Sept 2026

This advert closes on Sunday 6 Sep 2026

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

About Disability Confident

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