Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implementing nutrition programmes.
• Providing nutrition services in health care facilities
• Conducting nutrition assessments.
• Collecting and compiling nutrition data.
• 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.

Requirement for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: –

• Diploma in Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition or Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized training institution.
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from recognized institution.
• Registration by the Council of the Institute of Nutrition’s and Dieticians.