INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROMOTION POST IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES

• implementing, monitoring and evaluating nutrition programmes;
• providing clinical nutrition and dietetic services;
• assessing nutrition status and making nutritional diagnosis,
• advocating for the improvement of maternal and infant nutrition;
• educating and creating public awareness on prevention, management and control of diet related non communicable diseases;
• supporting and managing people living with HIV/AIDS;
• providing nutrition supplements and therapeutic feeds;
• monitoring nutrition commodities at facility and community level;
• calculating patient dietary requirements,
• monitoring nutrition trends in infants and young children in maternal child health;
• providing in-patient nutrition services in hospitals, assessing nutrition status and preparing reports for review;
• training community health extension workers and community health providers on nutrition deficiency prevention and control strategies, and following up on nutrition related disease conditions.

• Computer Application Skills

• Served in the grade of Nutrition and Dietetics Technician III, for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Certificate in Community Nutrition from a recognized institution in Kenya.
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution in Kenya.
• Registration by the Council of the Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians (CIND)
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.