Nutrition Technician at Tharaka Nithi County Assembly

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 micronutrient