Job Title: Nutritionist / Dietitian
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Company: Prime Alliance Enterprise
Job Description:
• educating and advising a wide range of patients with diet-related disorders on the practical ways in which they can improve their health by adopting healthier eating habits;
• calculating patients' nutritional requirements using standard equations based on assessments of blood chemistry, temperature, stress, mobility and other relevant factors;
• analysing the nutritional content of food (including new products, if you work in the food industry);
• delivering group sessions to a variety of audiences, including children and patient groups;
• working as part of a multidisciplinary team in hospitals or in a community setting to gain patients' cooperation in following recommended dietary treatments;
• educating other healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, biochemists, social workers, care workers and community workers) about food and nutrition issues;
• advising hospital catering departments about the specific dietary requirements of patients;
• running clinics in hospital outpatients departments or general practitioners' (GP) surgeries for patients who have been referred by hospital consultants, GPs or health visitors;
• advising athletes and sportspersons on how diet can optimise performance and recovery from injury;
• educating sportspersons to understand the physiology and biochemistry of different types of exercise and the role nutrition has in these processes;
• writing reports and case notes and maintaining accurate records;carrying out visits to people's homes, including nursing homes;
• preparing information packs, flyers and other promotional materials;
• advising the food and pharmaceutical industry.
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