Nutrition and Dietetics Officer - 26 Posts at County Government of Nandi

Duties and Responsibilities

This will be the entry grade into this cadre. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:

• Preparing and implementing therapeutic diets for outpatients and inpatients;
• Providing guidelines on therapeutic diets for existing and emerging diseases for hospital use and home-based care and other institutions;
• Treating and counselling patients using specialized dietetic nutritionally modified products;
• Implementing the nutrition and dietetic process including screening;
• Assessing, formulating and implementing nutrition interventions and evaluating outcomes;
• Providing nutrition support in patient management in health care facilities;
• Developing and disseminating nutrition behaviour change communication, information, education, and communication materials;
• Implementing nutrition health programmes; and
• Collecting and compiling nutrition and dietetic data.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietetics/Clinical Nutrition, Food Science and Nutrition or Home Economics from a recognized institution;
• Valid practice license from Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI): and
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution.