Nutritionist Locum

Job Purpose: Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and advising on appropriate therapeutic      feeds, specific to the patients’ ailment, needs and requirements. Duties and Responsibilities Evaluating and assessing nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans and screens patients for nutritional risk in accordance with established department protocols and standards. Developing and implementing dietary care plans and provide nutritional counselling. Consulting with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restriction of patients. Planning and initiating medical nutrition therapy to patients if indicated by patient requirements and clinical protocol. Communicating individual nutritional care plans to other health care providers as a member of a health care team. Calculating and writing enteral and parenteral feeds for patients according to patient’s nutritional requirements. Advising patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans and diet modifications, and food selection and preparation. Monitoring food service to ensure conformance to prescribed diets and patient’s nutritional needs. Coordinating recipe development and standardization and develop new menus for different vulnerable groups in the hospital. Preparing departmental reports. Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time. Qualifications Education BSc Food, Nutrition & Dietetics Job Experience Three (3) years’ experiences Membership Current membership with relevant body Key Competencies

• Skills/ Knowledge/ Aptitude Dietary counseling Preparation of therapeutic diets for critical and general patients Food service, preparation, and portion control Customer care skills