Nutrition & Dietetics Technologist at Kajiado County

No of Positions: 2

V/NO.CG/10/2020

Qualifications

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –

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

Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will 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;
• Counseling 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 micro-nutrient supplementation