Duties & Responsibilities

This is the entry and training grade into this cadre. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: implementing nutrition programmes; providing nutrition services in health care facilities; conducting nutrition assessments; collecting and compiling nutrition data; providing nutrition health education and demonstrations; counseling 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 and providing micronutrient supplement

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade of Nutrition and Dietetic Technologist III, a candidate must:-

• Diploma in Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition or Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized institution
• Certificate in Computer Application skills from a recognized institution
• Registration by Council of the Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians