Band 6 Adult Dietitian - Taunton
Listed compensation
£24-26/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
- Job Title: Dietitian – Acute Adult Services
- Banding: Band 6
- Location: Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: 3 months
- Hourly Rate: £24-26
- Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Job Overview
Pulse is currently seeking an experienced Band 6 Dietitian to join the team at Musgrove Park Hospital. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a busy acute adult setting, supporting a varied inpatient caseload and delivering high-quality, patient-centred nutritional care. The successful candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, managing a diverse caseload across acute wards and contributing to effective discharge planning and patient recovery.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver dietetic assessments and interventions across acute adult wards.
- Manage a varied inpatient caseload, including general medical patients.
- Develop and implement individualised nutrition care plans.
- Work collaboratively with MDT colleagues to optimise patient outcomes.
- Maintain accurate clinical records and adhere to governance standards.
Qualifications and Experience
- HCPC registered Dietitian.
- Experience working at Band 6 level or equivalent.
- Previous acute hospital experience is essential.
- Strong clinical reasoning and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage a busy caseload.
Why Choose Pulse?
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How to Apply
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Reasonable Adjustments
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Requirements
Must be an HCPC registered Dietitian with essential experience in acute hospital settings. Requires experience working at Band 6 level or equivalent with strong clinical reasoning skills.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Band 6 Adult Dietitian - Taunton at Pulse Healthcare a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Clinical Nutrition dietitian listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Dietitian Career Context
Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 38% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
Clinical Nutrition pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$52k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $49k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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