Nutrition and Dietetic Technologist III at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

No of Positions: 5

Terms of Service: Three (3) months contract
Remuneration Package (Consolidated)
Degree Holders
Medical Officers - Ksh.100,000 p.m.
Other Professionals Degrees - Ksh.70,000 p.m.
Diploma Holders - Ksh.50,000 p.m.

V/NO.162/2020

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade C with at least a C in Biology, English or Kiswahili and a C- in any other two (2) Science subjects;
• a Diploma in Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition or Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized institution; and
• registered by the Council of the Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians (CIND).

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level include:

• implementing nutrition programmes;
• providing nutrition services in health care facilities;
• conducting nutrition assessments;
• collecting and compiling nutrition data;
• providing nutrition health education and demonstrations;
• counselling of patients with specific nutritional needs;
• monitoring preparation of therapeutic feeds;
• implementing outpatient and inpatient supplementary and therapeutic feeding programmes;
• promoting maternal, infant and young children feeding programmes; and
• providing micronutrient supplementation.