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.