Nutrition and Dietetics Technologist III

MCPSB/06/07/2023 NUTRITION AND DIETETICS TECHNOLOGIST III JG ‘H’- (1) POST
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

• Diploma in Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition or Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized training institution; and
• Registration by the Council of the Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians (CIND)

Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:

• Implementing nutrition programs; 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;
• Providing micronutrient supplementation.