Job Description
Nutrition And Dietetics Officer - Job Group “K” - One (1) Position - Advert No. 06/2024/06
Basic Salary Scale: Kshs. 39,700 – 52,960 p.m (Job Group ‘K’)
Allowances as per the SRC circulars attached to the position.
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable.
For appointment to this position a candidate must have;
i. Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: Foods, Nutrition and
dietetics, dietetics / clinical Nutrition, Food Science and Nutrition or Home
Economics from a Recognized institution;
ii. Registered with the Kenya Nutrition and Dietetic Institute (KNDI);
iii. A valid practicing license from Kenya Nutrition and Dietetic Institute
(KNDI); and
iv. Certificate in computer application.
Duties and Responsibilities
This will the entry grade into this cadre. Duties and responsibilities at this level
will include:
i. Preparing and implementing therapeutic diets for outpatients and
inpatients;
ii. Providing guidelines on therapeutic diets for existing and emerging
diseases for hospital use and home-based care and other institutions;
iii. Treating and counselling patients using specialized dietetic nutritionally
modified products;
iv. Implementing the nutrition and dietetic process including screening,
assessing, formulating and implementing nutrition interventions and
evaluating outcomes;
v. Providing nutrition support in patient management in health care
facilities;
vi. Developing and disseminating nutrition behavior change communication,
information, education, and communication materials;
vii. Implementing nutrition health programmes; and
viii. Collecting and compiling nutrition and dietetic data.