Lira Regional Referral Hospital (RRH) has received a grant from the United States Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID to implement a Government to Government (G2G) funded HIV and TB Health System Strengthening Project. The project aims at strengthening capacity of the RRH teams in HIV and TB service delivery, leadership, management, and accountability. Government to Government (G2G) is a 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 awards under this mechanism focus on HIV service delivery and health systems strengthening including public financial management. As one of the recipients of these awards, Lira Regional Referral Hospital invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the following positions to be submitted to the address below not later than 5:00pm, 23 December 2021. Note that Health Workers recruited under this project will be given employment contracts by the hospital. These are full time jobs, so people already holding full time Government Jobs should not apply. Salaries will be based on Government of Uganda scales.

Post: Nutritionist 1 post
Reports to: Senior Nursing Officer or Senior Nutritionist
Qualifications:
• Must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in either Human Nutrition or Dietetics studies from a recognized University/Institution.
• Must have at least 3years relevant work experience in government or a reputable organisation
• Implementation of outpatient therapeutic program of severely acute malnourished children under-fives.
• Implementation of supplementary feeding of the moderately malnourished under-fives, pregnant and lactating women
• Implement comprehensive maternal infant and young child nutrition and baby friendly community initiatives (BFCI) approaches
• Support capacity building for Lira RRH staff and VHTS through identification of capacity gaps and carrying out refresher trainings
• Support the systematic delivery of health and nutrition education messages to the community and facility level.
• Monitor and review nutrition supplies and equipment movements such as deliveries, storage, transport and utilization at the site level
• Offer nutrition support through counseling to individuals with medical complications including comprehensive care clinic clients
• Conduct Mass screening for children under-fives regularly in collaboration with community health volunteers.
• Compile and submit periodic reports to donor and Lira RRH all activities implemented.
• Any other relevant duties assigned by the supervisor