Consultant Psychiatrist in Learning Disabilities - Slough

A Vacancy at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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 up to £8,000 (where applicable) for external candidates.

We are proud of our Outstanding CQC rating, consistently strong staff survey results, leadership in digital maturity, and well-established Quality Improvement approach to innovation and service development.

Alongside this, you'll have the opportunity to develop your own interests and shape your career. Whether through research and development, Quality Improvement, service transformation, or management and leadership, we will support you to achieve your ambitions.

Research and innovation are central to who we are. We have a strong track record in research and continue to invest in our programme, creating opportunities for colleagues to contribute to projects that improve outcomes and experiences for people with learning disabilities and autism.

Quality Improvement is embedded throughout the Trust and forms part of everyday practice. There are many opportunities to get involved in improvement work, develop new skills and gain fully accredited QI qualifications.

If you would like to help shape and develop Learning Disabilities services, the opportunities are there. Equally, if you are looking to build experience and leadership skills, we are committed to supporting your development and helping you grow into future leadership and specialist roles.

Main duties will include

• Working within a multidisciplinary model, provide psychiatric input to the community as a senior member of the team.
• Clinical responsibility for patients in their care, including assessment and ongoing management.
• Advice and support to medical, nursing and other disciplines within the

catchment area upon all aspects of the psychiatry of learning disability.

• Provide specialist psychiatric advice to GP’s, carers and establishments

involved in the provisions of support to people with learning disabilities in

the catchment area.

• Act as Approved Clinician (AC) and Responsible Clinician (RC) in

accordance with the requirements under the MHA (1983) and its

amendments including carrying out Mental Health Act assessments, acting as the Responsible Clinician for patients on Supervised Community Treatment orders, and preparation of Mental Health Act reports for those patients

• Maintain accurate clinical notes and records, including effective and

appropriate written communication in line with professional and Trust

guidance.

• To provide information and guidance for patients and carers.
• To contribute to in house training, team and peer supervision.
• To provide up to date clinical reports on patient care to all relevant agencies involved in the care planning as required.

For full details of this role, please see the attached Consultant job description and person specification.

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

If you would like to find out more about the role or have an informal conversation, please contact

Colin Archer

colin.archer@berkshire.nhs.uk

This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Oct 2026