Nutrition and Dietetic Technologist at Ministry of Health

Reporting arrangements

Medical Personnel recruited for Isolation Centres in Nairobi will report to the Director, Medical Services of the Nairobi Metropolitan Services, for deployment to the respective isolation centres where the Health Officer in-charge will assign all activities under the contract.

No of Positions: 10

Requirements for appointment:

For appointment to the position of Nutrition and Dietetic Technologist III, a candidate must have:

• Be in possession of at least the 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; and
• Diploma in Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition or Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized institution.
• Registration by the Council of the Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians (CIND)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implementing nutrition programmers
• Providing nutrition services in isolation 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 programs;
• Promoting maternal, infant and young children feeding programs; and
• Providing micronutrient supplementation.

Terms of employment

6- month contract