Dietitian

Job Description/Terms of Reference

Dietitian

Kanti Childrens’ Hospital

Together Against Childhood Cancer (TACC)

Job Title: Dietitian (Nos. 2)

Direct Manager/Supervisor: Paediatric Oncologist/Pediatric Gastroenterologist – Kanti Children’s Hospital,

Additional Supervisor: TACC

Job Location: Kanti Children’s Hospital, Maharajgunj.

Key Relationships:

• Nutritional management in paediatric oncology OPD/ward
• Nutritional management in general OPD/wards and other subspecialities
• Admin/Finance Officer, Together Against Childhood Cancer (TACC)

Main Purpose

• To ensure nutritional care and education for inpatient and outpatient children.
• Services will include performing initial nutrition assessments and intervention with the monitoring and evaluation of intervention in the follow-up. Supervising and coordinating all nutritional interventions. To monitor hospital supplies for nutrition commodities. Develop nutritionally dense homemade supplements for oral intake or use through nasogastric tubes, working in collaboration with the medical team at the hospital.
• To identify and contribute to best practice, contribute to the development of services, and provide advocacy for patients and their families.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Provision of nutritional care and education for inpatient and outpatient children at Kanti Children’s Hospital.
• Perform initial nutrition assessments and follow up monitoring.
• Supervising and coordinating all nutritional interventions.
• Assessing nutritional supplements and modifying as appropriate.
• Development of nutritionally-dense homemade supplements either for oral intake or use through nasogastric tubes.
• Patient communication, recruiting and recording.
• Provide the records to the hospital administration as per need.
• Data entry and proper maintenance of database (REDCap).
• Documentation of patient visits/lab reports.
• Documentation of patient and parent consents/waivers.
• Ensuring completeness of study data forms.
• Conducting research in adherence with the ethical standards set forth by the local institution and CUIMC.
• Attending weekly/bimonthly clinical care meetings with IIPAN global network. 
• Preparing monthly progress reports and updates and circulate with the KCH, TACC and the global team.  
• Other duties as assigned by hospital administration.

Person Specification

Interested Candidate should send the following documents:

• CV or Resume
• Cover letter (One page: Describing previous experience and showcasing the interest)
• Scanned copy of academic degrees awarded

Kindly send the application document to TACC email (tacc.nepal@gmail.com) no later than 17th March 2025 at 5:00 pm.

Note: TACC reserves the right to cancel, postpone or modify the recruitment process as required. TACC will only contact short-listed Candidates.