Dietitian (Grade 1-3)

📝 About the role

Gauteng Department of Health is recruiting a Dietitian (Grade 1-3) at Tshwane District Health Services. The job involves: render effective, patient centred dietetics service in allocated health facilities in adherence to scope of practice and health protocols. You need: Bachelor of Dietetics + completed community service + HPCSA independent practice registration + driver’s licence.

✅ Key duties

• Render effective, patient centred dietetics service in allocated health facilities in adherence to scope of practice and health protocols
• To work with colleagues, relieve as and when the need arises and to work closely with the interdisciplinary team members
• Carry out delegated duties
• To participate in student training, supervision, and performance evaluation
• Implement and monitor Integrated Nutrition Programme (INP) strategies, including Integrated Prevention and Management of Malnutrition, Vitamin A supplementation, growth monitoring and promotion, Mother Baby Friendly Initiative and Nutrition Counselling, Support and Treatment
• Provide nutrition promotion, advocacy and education to Communities and counselling and advice to individuals for appropriate nutrition and awareness
• Technical Support in facilities, including stock control of nutritional supplements, equipment, and materials as well as in-service training of staff
• Exercise care with all consumables and equipment

🎓 Requirements

• Bachelor of Dietetics Degree
• Completed community service
• Current registration with HPCSA as dietician independent practice
• Valid driver’s licence
• Driver s license (Manual transmission)
• Computer literacy in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, internet and e-mail
• OTHER SKILLS / REQUIREMENTS: Experience working in government clinic or district / provincial office will be beneficial
• Attendance of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and Mother Baby Friendly Initiative (MBFI) / lactation management courses will be beneficial