Job summary
- Main area
- Old Age Psychiatry
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 371-D718
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Barkham Clinic
- Town
- Wokingham
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist
Consultant
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist to join our well-established Wokingham Older Adult Community Mental Health Team. The team is MSNAP-accredited and a previous Royal College of Psychiatrists Team of the Year winner. You will work alongside three experienced Consultant colleagues within a friendly, supportive multidisciplinary team of more than 40 staff.
The role offers opportunities for service development, clinical leadership, and quality improvement, with some flexibility for hybrid working depending on service needs. This is an excellent opportunity to join an Outstanding Trust and contribute to a high-performing, patient-centred service.
You can also choose to be considered for the additional 2 PAs optional role of the medical lead of OPMH services across BHFT.
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
- 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
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
Essential criteria
- Excellent knowledge in specialty
- Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge.
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Sanjoo Chengappa
- Job title
- Medical lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Dr Brian Parsons: [email protected]
Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist
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