Nutrition and Dietetics Officer - 2 Posts

Duties and Responsibilities: This is the entry and training grade for this cadre. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: preparing and implementing therapeutic diets for outpatients and inpatients; providing guidelines on therapeutic diets from 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 dietetics process including screening; assessing, formulating, and implementing nutritional 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 and Food Science and Nutrition or Home Economics from a recognized institution; Registration by the Council of the Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians (CIND); and Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. go to method of application »