Nutrition and Dietetics Officer - 3 Posts at Tharaka Nithi County Assembly

Requirements for appointment

• Be a Kenyan citizen;
• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietetics/Clinical Nutrition or Food Science and Nutrition from a recognized institution
• Be registered by the Council of the Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI)
• Possess a valid Practicing License from the Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI)
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution.
• Relevant working experience will be an added advantage.

Duties and responsibilities

The Nutrition and Dietetics Officer shall be responsible to the employer and the supervisor for the following;

• Preparing and implementing therapeutic diets for Patients.
• Providing guidelines on therapeutic diets for management of existing and emerging diseases in health facilities, for home – based care and in other institutions.
• Treating patients using specialized dietetic nutritionally modified products Implementing the nutrition and dietetic intervention process from screening to evaluation
• Planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating nutrition specific projects in the community.
• Counselling patients on specialized dietetic interventions and evaluating outcomes.
• Developing and disseminating nutrition behavior change education and information materials.
• Implementing nutrition health programmes.
• Collecting and compiling nutrition and dietetic data.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Integrity Clearance

Successful applicants are expected to get clearance from the following bodies.

• Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
• Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)
• Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
• Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)
• Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI)
• For those with higher education certificates (degrees) from outside Kenya, a letter of recognition of qualifications from the Commission of University Education.