Nutritionist and Dietetics Officer

Position Overview

This role offers a great opportunity for career growth. As a Nutritionist and Dietetics Officer, you will be responsible for translating scientific information about nutrition into practical advice to help patients make health-conscious decisions about food. You will assess, diagnose, and treat diet-related problems while raising awareness of the link between food and health to prevent future complications.

Key Responsibilities

• Practice as a member of an interdisciplinary team to determine nutritional needs of patients and plan normal and therapeutic menus
• Plan, calculate, and transcribe therapeutic diets into food according to prescription
• Supervise and prepare special diets
• Manage feeding of critically ill patients, including preparation of nasogastric tube feeds
• Oversee nutritional rehabilitation of malnourished adults and children in the hospital
• Manage catering services
• Ensure food service policies and procedures are available and implemented to guide personnel
• Conduct routine kitchen inspections for hygiene and proper use of personal protective equipment
• Participate in medical consultants' ward rounds
• Educate patients through various media on diet-related issues
• Attend clinical meetings
• Conduct routine visits and dietary counseling of in-patients as scheduled by physicians
• Record all care information concisely, accurately, and completely in a timely manner using appropriate formats and forms
• Participate in patient dietary planning
• Conduct dietary counseling sessions for patients
• Respond to patient inquiries in a professional, courteous, and timely manner, providing information on nutritional care and services

Required Qualifications

• Minimum B.Sc. in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
• 2–5 years of relevant work experience in a similar role, preferably in the health sector
• Licensed member of the Dietetics Council of Nigeria