Nutrition Health Worker job at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital

Vacancy title:
Nutrition Health Worker

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Health Science , Category: Healthcare ]

Jobs at:

Jinja Regional Referral Hospital

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, November 10 2023 

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Jinja, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, October 28 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Jinja Regional Referral Hospital is implementing the Government to Government (G2G) mechanism which is USAID initiative to transition delivery of services and technical assistance to local partners including host Government entities. The G2G initiative is also part of efforts to support local ownership and enhance the sustainability of results. The award under this mechanism focuses on HIV service delivery and health systems strengthening aimed at implementing the concept of Regional Referral Hospital as centers of excellence.

The hospital, invites applications from suitably qualified individuals for the following positions that exist in the hospital under the Project to be submitted to the address below not later than Friday 10th November 2023 at 5:00pm

Post: Nutrition Health Worker – 1 Post
Reference: HRM 001/2023 JRRH
Reports to: Dietician
Duration of Contract: One Year Contract, renewable

Qualification
• Minimum of Uganda certificate of Education(UCE) with credit in English
• Knowledge of the local language of the area is an added advantage

Duties and Responsibilities
• Take anthropometric measurements and check for oedema at key contact points and during OTC clinic days
• Conduct health education sessions on infant, young child and adolescent nutrition at different contact points
• Link patients who need nutrition care and support to Nutrition unit.
• Manage and account for the allocated resources (Nutrition equipment and supplies).
• Participate in routine nutrition data collection
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time



Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months:

Level of Education:
High School

Job application procedure
Applications should be filled in triplicate on PS Form 3 (Revised 2008) and attach a Curriculum Vitae, photocopies of certificates and testimonials of the academic credentials and contact information for 3 professional references to;

The Hospital Director
Jinja regional Referral hospital
P. O Box 43 Jinja.

Note;
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Shortlisted candidates shall be required to bring their original certificates of academic documents and a National ID during the interview.
• Candidates who will present forged certificates shall be handed over to the Police for appropriate action.

PS form 3 can be downloaded from here PUBLIC SERVICE FORM 3 (PS FORM 3)


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Job Info
Job Category: Health/ Medicine jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, November 10 2023
Duty Station: Jinja
Posted: 28-10-2023
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 28-10-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 28-10-2077
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