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Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Deputy Lead of Day Programme - Eating Disorders

The closing date is 20 January 2026

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Job summary

We are looking for a specialist mental health practitioner to join our Adults Eating Disorders team. You will have responsibility, in partnership with the Eating Disorders Day Programme Team Lead, for the operational management and leadership of the Berkshire Eating Disorders Day Programme.

You must have a keen interest in the development of the Team and Service in line with innovative practice and evidenced based interventions. Alongside the Day Programme lead you will provide leadership, management and expertise to the Day Programme team, ensuring that the service provided is of a high quality and is responsive to the needs of the patient group.

The post will be based at St Marks Hospital in Maidenhead, full time, working 37.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

  • To support the team lead with the operational management and leadership of the Berkshire Eating Disorders Day Programme.
  • Participatein service development and policy within the Day Programme team and to propose policy or service changes within Berkshire Eating Disorders Service in collaboration with the Team Lead and Service Manager.
  • Deputise for the Day Programme Lead as requiredwithin Berkshire Eating Disorders Service. Ensuring that staffing levels are safe andcontainthe necessary mix of skills. To include but not restricted to the day-to-day staff management for recruitment, induction, allocation, placing and supervising staff within the Day Programme.
  • Assist in the implementationof clinical supervision of staff within the Service.

About us

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

Details

Date posted

13 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum (inc. of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-CFS643

Job locations

St Marks Hospital

112 St Marks Road

Maidenhead

SL6 6DU


Job description

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

  • Compassion towards people struggling with eating disorders and mental health difficulties, and a heartfelt desire to help others;
  • Resilience which enables you to work in a fast-paced and at times demanding NHS environment;
  • Commitment to your colleagues and the ability to support each other, muck in and pull together as a team
  • Creativity and innovation as you will be a part of a team which prides itself on adapting quickly and innovatively to change and challenges

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

Were 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. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to contact Sarah Plumley via email: sarah.plumley@berkshire.nhs.uk, wholl be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

  • Compassion towards people struggling with eating disorders and mental health difficulties, and a heartfelt desire to help others;
  • Resilience which enables you to work in a fast-paced and at times demanding NHS environment;
  • Commitment to your colleagues and the ability to support each other, muck in and pull together as a team
  • Creativity and innovation as you will be a part of a team which prides itself on adapting quickly and innovatively to change and challenges

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

Were 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. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to contact Sarah Plumley via email: sarah.plumley@berkshire.nhs.uk, wholl be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Relevant Mental Health Qualification e.g., RMN, SROT, Social Worker
  • Evidence of on-going professional development

Desirable

  • Relevant and recognised specialist post registration training
  • Management training

Experience

Essential

  • Recent Clinical Experience
  • Experience of working within the context of MDT care
  • Experience of the application of Psychological thinking in different cultural contexts
  • Experience of clinically supervising junior staff

Desirable

  • Specialist experience at Band 6

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Case Management skills, or willingness to develop
  • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
  • Ability to demonstrate effective communication skills - written and verbal
  • Specialist knowledge of current DOH documents/government legislation and recommendations e.g., National Service Frameworks
  • Computer literate
  • Good organisational and prioritising skills and ability to work under pressure
  • Willingness to undertake further qualifications and develop expertise in agreed areas
  • Ability to produce reports and statistical information on highly technical and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
  • Demonstrates flexibility

Desirable

  • Ability to Demonstrate competent leadership skills
  • Recent clinical experience in Eating Disorders
  • Participation and leading in audit

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to effectively manage challenging behaviour and or conflict with patients or staff

Desirable

  • Ability to demonstrate recent innovative practice and service development
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential

  • Relevant Mental Health Qualification e.g., RMN, SROT, Social Worker
  • Evidence of on-going professional development

Desirable

  • Relevant and recognised specialist post registration training
  • Management training

Experience

Essential

  • Recent Clinical Experience
  • Experience of working within the context of MDT care
  • Experience of the application of Psychological thinking in different cultural contexts
  • Experience of clinically supervising junior staff

Desirable

  • Specialist experience at Band 6

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Case Management skills, or willingness to develop
  • Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups
  • Ability to demonstrate effective communication skills - written and verbal
  • Specialist knowledge of current DOH documents/government legislation and recommendations e.g., National Service Frameworks
  • Computer literate
  • Good organisational and prioritising skills and ability to work under pressure
  • Willingness to undertake further qualifications and develop expertise in agreed areas
  • Ability to produce reports and statistical information on highly technical and clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS
  • Demonstrates flexibility

Desirable

  • Ability to Demonstrate competent leadership skills
  • Recent clinical experience in Eating Disorders
  • Participation and leading in audit

Additional Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to effectively manage challenging behaviour and or conflict with patients or staff

Desirable

  • Ability to demonstrate recent innovative practice and service development

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

St Marks Hospital

112 St Marks Road

Maidenhead

SL6 6DU


Employer's website

https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

St Marks Hospital

112 St Marks Road

Maidenhead

SL6 6DU


Employer's website

https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Service/Consultant Clinical Psychologist

Clare Moran

clare.moran@berkshire.nhs.uk

07929767597

Details

Date posted

13 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum (inc. of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-CFS643

Job locations

St Marks Hospital

112 St Marks Road

Maidenhead

SL6 6DU


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