Job Description:

About the Job

This is an entry and training grade position involving the implementation of nutrition programs and provision of nutrition services.

Responsibilities

• Implementing nutrition programmes
• Providing nutrition services in health care facilities
• Conducting nutrition assessments
• Collecting and compiling nutrition data
• Providing nutrition health education and demonstrations
• Counselling 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
• Providing micronutrient supplementation

Requirements

• Diploma in Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition or Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized training institution
• Registration by the Kenya Nutritionist and Dieticians institute (KNDI)
• Valid practising license from Kenya Nutritionist and Dieticians institute (KNDI)
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution