About this role
REQURIEMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT
- Diploma in Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition or Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized institution
- Registration and valid license by the Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI)
- Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Implementing, monitoring and reviewing nutrition intervention programs;
- Supervising administration of therapeutic diets
- Preparing monthly reports for the station or health facility
- Providing education and creating nutrition awareness
- Conducting nutrition and dietetics situational analysis in schools and feeding programs
- Implementing appropriate nutritional interventions where necessary
- Providing nutrition consultancy support in patient management in health care facilities
- Supervising provision of parental and newborn nutrition
- Coaching and mentoring of staff in lower levels
- Visiting different health facilities and community to assess nutrition service delivery within them