Job Description
- Work at this level may normally involve being deployed in a sub-county hospital for Provision of nutrition services in the community, maternal and child health care and Hospital wards and kitchens
. Duties and responsibilities include-
- Planning, formulating and managing therapeutic diets in consultation with Senior
Nutrition officer
- Being resource person on nutrition in the health team;
- Developing weaning foods with families using community resources;
- Initiating projects in the community which promote nutrition; and
- Supervising and guiding other staff working under the officer.
Job Requirement
For -appointment to the grade of Nutrition & Dietetics Technologist Officer/ Nutrition & Dietetics Officer 1 / Nutrition & Dietetics Technician, an officer must:
- Have served in the grade of Nutrition Assistant I for at least three (3) years; and
- Have shown merit and ability in work performance.
- Diploma in clinical nutrition or community nutrition or or nutrition & dietetics from a recognized institution
- Registered with Kenya institute of nutrition and dietetics
- Certificate in computer applications.
