Nutrition and Dietetics Technologist I (6 Posts) at County Government of Kericho

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities at this level will include:

• Providing nutrition services in health care facilities.
• Conducting nutrition assessments.
• Undertaking ward rounds and supervising administration of inpatient feeding.
• Collating and analyzing nutrition data.
• Counselling patients with specific nutritional needs.
• Implementing and monitoring outpatient and inpatient supplementary and therapeutic feeding programmes.
• Promoting maternal infants and young children feeding programmes.
• Conducting nutritional health education and demonstrations.
• Disseminating nutrition and dietetic information, education and communication materials.
• Facilitating district health and nutrition steering groups. 
• Supervising and implementing baby friendly hospital initiatives.
• Assessing and reviewing nutrition of referral cases.
• Overseeing the nutrition management of patient in health care facilities. ;and
• Preparing monthly nutrition reports in health care facilities.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have;

• Served in the grade of Nutrition and Dietetics Technologist II for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Diploma in Community Nutrition Clinical Nutrition or Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in computer Application Skills from a recognized institution;
• Registration by the Council of the Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians (CIND); and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results