Dietician

WE ARE HIRING
- **Food Service Dietician**_

Food Service Dietitian position available for **hospital environment in Sunnyside.**

The _**Food Service Dietician**_ will be responsible for managing the suppliers and planning diets for catering company menus.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- nutritional management while ensuring provision of optimum nutritional care
- patients in the allocated facilities.
- Implement and monitor nutrition indicators and produce quality report for the allocated clinics.
- Order and maintain adequate supplies of nutritional stock and ensure effective
- stock control measures.
- Participate in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the programme according to prescribed policies, protocols and guidelines.
- Collaborate with relevant programmes, with stakeholders for mental health and nutrition activities.
- Provide support to Unit and Operational Managers and other mental health and nutrition related activities.
- Perform any other duties delated by Supervisor.

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Four (4) years degree in Dietetics. Registration with the Health Professional Council of Southern African as a Dietician (proof of current registration must be attached).
- Experience in community Nutrition will be an advantage.
- Knowledge and experience in nutrition.
- Good communication skills (verbal and written), computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office etc), good interpersonal skills and human resource management skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team, in changing environment and under pressure.
- Good financial management skills and knowledge
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Planning diets and menus
- Patient consultation
- Staff training
- Menu analysis

**Personal Attributes**:

- Able to work overtime or shift work
- Sober habits
- Able to manage time and work under pressure
- Able to remain calm and in control in difficult situations
- Able to adapt to changing role responsibilities when required
- **Available Immediately**:

- Pretoria location
- **Own Transport**:

- Able to create different diet menus and analyse them
- Computer literate

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Sunnyside, Gauteng: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Dietician: 2 years (preferred)

Application Deadline: 2023/11/15
Expected Start Date: 2023/11/15