Consultant in Paediatrics
Triple West Medical • Somerset, England • Posted July 21, 2026
Position Overview
We have been assigned by one of the UK's more prestigious NHS Trusts to help them recruit a Consultant in Paediatrics on either a Substantive or an NHS Fixed Term basis for 12 months to join their successful Paediatrics department.
Our client's Paediatric Department is committed to providing the highest standard of inpatient and outpatient care on the District General Hospital site and in the community. The general Paediatric and neonatal rotas are split and consultants have on call responsibility for one of these rotas. This post involves on call for the neonatal rota. All consultants have a special interest in one or more areas and have Child Protection responsibilities. Paediatric admissions total around 4500 per annum. There are 2700 new patient referrals from general practitioners and the birth rate is currently increasing, currently being approximately 3000 per year. There is a Neonatal retrieval service for those infants requiring uplift of care, in line with national r...
Our client's Paediatric Department is committed to providing the highest standard of inpatient and outpatient care on the District General Hospital site and in the community. The general Paediatric and neonatal rotas are split and consultants have on call responsibility for one of these rotas. This post involves on call for the neonatal rota. All consultants have a special interest in one or more areas and have Child Protection responsibilities. Paediatric admissions total around 4500 per annum. There are 2700 new patient referrals from general practitioners and the birth rate is currently increasing, currently being approximately 3000 per year. There is a Neonatal retrieval service for those infants requiring uplift of care, in line with national r...