Nutrition & Dietician Officer - 3 Posts

Duties & Responsibilities

Implementing nutrition programmes;

Providing nutrition services in health care facilities;

Conducting nutrition assessments;

Collecting and compiling nutrition data;

Providing nutrition health education and demonstrations;

Counseling of patients with specific nutritional needs;

Monitoring preparation of therapeutic feeds;

Preparation of monthly reports and monitoring Nutrition Programmes;

Implementing outpatient and inpatient supplementary and therapeutic feeding programmes and

Promoting maternal, infant and young children feeding programmes and providing micronutrient supplementation.

Job Requirements

For appointment to this grade, an officer must: –

Have Diploma in community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition or Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized institution;

Have Certificate in computer Application skills from a recognized institution;

Have Registration by the Council of the Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians (CIND) and

Have a valid practicing license

Proficiency in computer application skills from a recognized institution;

Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the values and principles as outlined in article 10 and 232 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010;

Satisfy the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010