Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
Diploma in Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition or Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized institution;
Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution; and
Valid practice license from Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI).
Duties and 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 supplementation.
