Job Description

Nutritionists work in a preventative capacity, assisting people to identify and change dietary habits that could lead to future health problems. As a Nutritionist, you’ll have a strong understanding of the connection between diet and disease and how nutrition and lifestyle factors impact overall wellbeing. In addition to providing nutritional assessment, advice and ongoing support to clients, Nutritionists may be involved in coordinating community health initiatives, promoting nutritional education and researching population health. Key responsibilities of the job include: Researching how the body's functions are affected by nutrient supply. Investigating the relationship between genes and nutrientsstudying how diet affects metabolism. Examining the process of nourishment and the association between diet, disease and health. Providing health advice and promoting healthy eatingadvising about special diets. Assess patients’ and clients’ health needs and diet Counsel patients on nutrition issues and healthy eating habits Develop meal plans, taking both cost and clients’ preferences into account Evaluate the effects of meal plans and change the plans as needed Promote better nutrition by speaking to groups about diet, nutrition, and the relationship between good eating habits and preventing or managing specific diseases Write reports to document patient progress Educating health professionals and the public about nutritionworking as part of a multidisciplinary team/ supporting the work of other health care professionals. Qualification: - Minimum Bachelors Degree in dietetics, foods and nutrition, food service systems management, clinical nutrition, or a related life science. A postgraduate qualification in nutrition with 1+ years of experiance is a prefered.