Nutritionist
Retail, Healthcare / Pharmacy
Minimum Requirements
- Dietetics Degree/Minimum educational qualification: appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South African (HPCSA) as a Nutritionist, plus current HPCSA registration for 2026/2027.
- Registration with the HPCSA as Nutritionist.
- Grade 1: None after registration with HPCSA in respect of RSA – qualified employees.
- 1- year relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as Nutritionist in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform community service, as required in South Africa.
- Grade 2: A minimum of 10 years relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Nutritionist in respect of RSA -qualified employees.
- A minimum of 11 years relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Nutritionist in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform community service, as required in South Africa.
- Grade 3: A minimum of 20 years relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Nutritionist in respect of RSA – qualified employees.
- A minimum of 21 years relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Nutritionist in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform community services as required in South Africa.
- Inherent requirements of the job: willingness to work as a Nutritionist within the multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge and Skills: Effective interpersonal skills, planning and organizational skill and leadership qualities.
- Computer Literacy and Driver’s License.
- Knowledge of current health and public legislation, regulations and policies.
- Knowledge in the application of Clinical Nutritionist, theory, practices and ethics.
- Applying of dietary principles as part of the treatment of an individual, relative to a specific disease and following prescription by a medical doctor.
- Establish and applying guidelines for maintenance of healthy nutritional practices for individuals.
- The establishing and applying of guidelines for adequate food and nutrition in institutions for healthy and or ill persons.
Responsibilities
- Supporting Primary Health Care facilities/ Clinics and rotate to clinics for therapeutic Nutrition, coordination, implementation, monitoring and Evaluation of policies and strategies on INP focus area and its activities namely disease specific, nutrition support on all INP programs, namely disease specific.
- Nutrition support, treatment and counselling, micro-nutrient and malnutrition Control, youth and Adolescent Food Service management, supplementary feed scheme.
- Growth monitoring and promotion, mother baby friendly initiative.
- Community based nutrition initiative, maternal nutrition.
- Nutrition education, promotion and advocacy.
- Working with the team responsible for data verification at clinic level.
- Control stock Equipment and materials, ensure accurate record keeping and reporting.
- Provide therapeutic counselling to patients.
- Strict Adherence to HPCSA and departmental policies.
- Carry out Duties as delegated to promote service delivery.
