Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Paediatrician

The closing date is 12 August 2026

Job summary
Join us in shaping the future of children's healthcare in Somerset.

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is offering multiple Consultant Paediatrician opportunities across Yeovil Hospital and Musgrove Park Hospital to support the expansion of our countywide children's services.

As part of one of the UK's most innovative integrated NHS organisations, Somerset Paediatrics delivers acute, community and mental health services through a integrated network of care. We are redesigning services around children, families rather than organisational boundaries, creating opportunities for consultants who want to influence healthcare delivery for years to come.

We are seeking enthusiastic and collaborative paediatricians with interests in
Paediatric Cardiology
Adolescent Medicine
Neonatal Care to support the development of our Level 1 Special Neonatal Unit at Yeovil.

We also welcome applications from consultants with complementary specialist interests who are passionate about general paediatric care.

Alongside these posts, we are seeking an experienced consultant with a track record of leadership to join our multidisciplinary senior leadership team.

This role will help shape the strategic direction of paediatric services across Somerset, leading service development, workforce transformation, quality improvement and collaboration. If you are looking for a role where you can make a lasting difference to children, families and services across an entire county, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job
Consultant posts: General paediatric posts with opportunity for sub-specialty interest roles to include acute paediatric on call rotas that are RCPCH facing the future compliant. Full time 10PAs, or less than full time will be considered. There is also an on call requirement.

Job planning to meet your unique needs and service requirements.

Protected time and active support for developing your area of specialist interest including clinical subspecialist interests, education, leadership ad service development.

A real chance to shape the development of a leading-edge paediatric service for our local community alongside our multi-professional dynamic leadership team.

Bespoke induction program based on your needs, enhanced peer support during your first year, access to clinical restorative supervision and our trust-wide senior doctoring mentoring program

We value clinicians who put the care children and young people at the centre of everything they do, are curious, compassionate and collaborative, enjoy developing services as much as delivering them, want to help train tomorrow's paediatricians and believe healthcare should continually improve.

In our team you'll find a genuinely collaborative consultant body and multidisciplinary leadership team, modern integrated healthcare across acute and community services, and strong multidisciplinary working.

We would welcome contact and discussion prior to application. Please contact:
Clinical Director: Dr Amy Whiting
Amy.whiting@somersetft.nhs.uk

About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Beautiful Somerset: affordable living, top schools, outdoor adventure, coast, countryside and London in 1h50m.

Details
Date posted
22 July 2026

Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade
Consultant

Salary
£113,535 to £150,569 a year
Plus an on call supplement for 1:12 on call requirement Cat A 3%

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
184-OL-MED-FAM-5405

Job locations
Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 5DA
United Kingdom
Yeovil District Hospital
Higher Kingston
Yeovil
Somerset
BA21 4AT
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see each individual job description for full details of each position for the YDH and MPH sites

Job responsibilities
Please see each individual job description for full details of each position for the YDH and MPH sites

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Medical Degree
• Full GMC with a Licence to Practice
• Speciality Registration
• To have achieved a CCT OR
• Can provide evidence that he/she is within 6 months of the CCT date at the time of interview, and is expected to achieve CCT
• MRCPCH or equivalent
• APLS

Experience

• Expertise in Acute General Paediatrics
• Expertise/training in managing child safeguarding
• Demonstrates breadth of awareness of issue

Additional Criteria

• Understanding of clinical risk management.
• Competent to work without direct supervision where appropriate.
• Clear, logical thinking showing an analytical and scientific approach.
• Ability to mentor staff both medical and nursing
• Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills
• Evidence of teaching
• Well experienced in post graduate, particularly multidisciplinary, teaching and training

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 5DA
United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Hiring Manager
Amy Whiting
Amy.Whiting@SomersetFT.nhs.uk