Nutritionist (Dietician)
Uganda Heart Institute (UHI)
Deadline: 11 November 2026
Job Snapshot
| Hiring organisation | Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) |
| Location | Mulago, Kampala, Uganda |
| Appointment | Full-time |
| Category | Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics |
| Experience | At least 1 year |
| Vacancies | 1 |
| Deadline |
Jobspace Uganda Vacancy Summary
The Nutritionist or Dietician will assess nutritional risks and support dietary care for cardiac patients. The work combines screening, individual care planning, counselling and collaboration with clinical colleagues. The successful candidate should be able to turn technical nutrition recommendations into practical guidance that patients and families can follow.
Why This Role Matters
The CV should connect academic nutrition knowledge to real patient care. Explain how you assessed risk, considered medical restrictions and developed an achievable plan. Cardiac care often requires sustained behaviour change, so the Institute is likely to value counselling skills, follow-up discipline and respectful collaboration with clinicians.
Who Should Consider Applying?
- Nutrition and dietetics graduates with healthcare experience.
- Clinical nutrition staff interested in specialist cardiac care.
- Professionals able to counsel patients using practical local food choices.
- Candidates who can document assessments and work within multidisciplinary teams.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Screen and assess patients for nutritional risks and needs.
- Develop or adapt diet plans in collaboration with the clinical team.
- Provide individual nutrition counselling and follow-up.
- Offer outpatient advice and contribute to community nutrition education.
- Document assessments, recommendations and patient progress appropriately.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Relevant degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Human Nutrition, Dietetics, Clinical Nutrition, Food Science and Nutrition or Nutritional Sciences.
- A degree in Food Science and Technology or Food Processing Technology may also qualify as stated in the advert.
- At least one year with a hospital or other healthcare provider.
- Strong counselling, assessment and clinical-team communication skills.
How to Make Your Application Competitive
- State the exact degree title and healthcare-employment period.
- Describe one nutrition assessment and follow-up process without patient identifiers.
- Show experience in counselling, education or diet-plan monitoring.
- Attach the academic and experience documentation requested.
Questions to Prepare for Before an Interview
- How would you adapt advice for a patient struggling to afford the recommended diet?
- Describe how you monitor whether a nutrition plan is working.
- How do you coordinate dietary advice with a patient’s clinical restrictions?
Application Procedure
Prepare a cover letter, an updated CV, academic and professional certificates and transcripts, an O-level certificate, an A-level certificate where applicable, a copy of the National ID and evidence of experience where required. Applicants whose professions require registration should also include the applicable registration certificate and valid practising licence. Address the application to The Executive Director, Uganda Heart Institute, P.O. Box 37392, Kampala. Submit it by email to erecruitment@uhi.go.ug or hand-deliver it to UHI Headquarters, Mulago, Kampala. Incomplete applications and applications sent to another email address are not accepted. The deadline is 11 November 2026 at 5:00 PM Uganda time.
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