Thursday 1 August 2024

Assistant Nutritionist (Portland, Jamaica) - Portland Health Department (NERHA)

 


ASSISTANT NUTRITIONIST - (HTAC/NDT 2)

The North East Regional Health Authority, a statutory body under the Ministry of Health with responsibility for the management and delivery of public health services within the parishes of St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland, is seeking a dynamic, proactive, experienced and analytical individual with strong team building skills to fill the position of Assistant Nutritionist at the Portland Health Department.

The ideal candidate will meet the following educational criteria:
  • Diploma or Associate degree in Dietetics/Nutrition from a recognized tertiary institution. Or
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics/Nutrition from a recognized tertiary institution (Without approved Dietetics/Nutrition Internship or Supervised Practice Program).
  • Two (2) years working experiences
Specific Knowledge & Skills Required:
  • Thorough knowledge of the practices, principles, and applications of nutrition assessment and diet
  • counselling
  • Thorough knowledge of the practices, principles, and approaches of nutrition and health education.
  • Knowledge of the development of health education materials taking into consideration target audience, age, readership and literacy levels.
  • Thorough understanding of the techniques of programme development, planning, implementing and
  • evaluating
  • Ability to communicate effectively both in written and oral format.
  • Ability to write reports.
  • Ability to make presentations.

Key Responsibility Areas:

  • Establishing and managing rehabilitation programmes for malnourished & HIV exposed children;
  • Supervising Community Health Aides (CHAs) regarding nutrition programmes;
  • Providing nutrition assessment and therapeutic diet counseling for clients with chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCD) including diabetes and hypertension and for persons with HIV/AIDS;
  • Managing the supplementary feeding and Replacement feeding programmes;
  • Providing basic in-service training for health care staff;
  • Providing nutrition education to clinic and public populations; and
  • Advising Government & other Agencies on appropriate nutrition programmes

REMUNERATION PACKAGE PER ANNUM:

Salary Scale: $ 2,795,163– 3,322,571 per annum

Applications along with resumé should be submitted no later than Friday, 2024 August 09 to:

The Director,
Human Resource Management & Development
North East Regional Health Authority,
34-38 Ocean Village Shopping Centre,
Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica, West Indies.
E-mail: jobs@nerha.gov.jm or Fax: (876) 795-2747

NB. WE THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR RESPONDING, HOWEVER, ONLY SHORT-LISTED
APPLICANTS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED.



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