Nutrition and Dietetics Technician III- CPSB 12 (2 Posts) at Bomet County

Responsibilities
Reporting for day to day nursing services in the county and sub county health facilities: -

• Assessing community nutrition needs 
• Following-up on discharged casas from hospitals;
• Screening for deficiency diseases and chronic illnesses related to nutrition in a community setting and referring them to existing programs;
• Collecting data on nutrition and dietetics;
• Promoting baby friendly community initiatives;
• Conducting community growth, monitoring and promotion activities;
• Assisting in community interventions on diet and lifestyle disease prevention and control;
• Promoting optimal infant and young child feeding Programs;
• Assisting in running outpatient supplementary feeding programs and outpatient therapeutic feeding programs;
• Following-up and counselling of patients in home-based disease management;
• and carrying out nutrition health education

Requirements for Appointment 
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

• Certificate in Community Nutrition from a recognized institution 
• Registration by the council of the Kenya Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians (CIND) 
• Competence in computer applications.