Head of Unit

؜ - ؜Kuwait City ؜ -

Job details

Provide Excellence in diabetes management through Clinical, Research &
Education/ Training Services, and through current knowledge and evidence-based
information to health care professionals, patients and families. Develop and
implement nutritional guidance to the public on awareness of good nutrition.
Train teachers from Ministry of Education. Supervise; monitor and quality
assure all activities provided by members of the department. Lead, participate
or sit on a number of institutional committees. Liaise with external
universities, institutes, and international nutrition bodies to better develop
nutritional services.


Responsibilities


Supervisory Responsibilities
Responsible to lead and supervise the Nutrition department.
* Develop and write research proposals, implement and execute research, studies or trials as a primary investigator or collaborate with other researchers internally, nationally or internationally.
* Design programs, develop, teach and train healthcare professionals on different nutritional curricular.
* Develop and supervise development of educational material.
* Design group nutritional management education sessions, deliver and/or train nutritionist and dietitians on standardized delivery of programs.
* Provide clinical services using Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) in a one-on-one clinical set-up and patient counseling.
* Design, implement, deliver and/ or train personnel on delivery of nutrition public health campaigns in schools, in-house, and other outreach activities.
* Liaise with international bodies on developing clinical nutrition, nutrition education, nutrition research and raising nutrition awareness programs.
* Supervise Master's students and interns.
* Sit on different committees to work on serving the institute's mission.
* Perform other duties as assigned by the institution and adhere to all DDI's related policies, standards, procedures, and safety measures.
* Encourage and lead the unit's active involvement in research activities, including publishing articles and manuscripts in newsletters and reputable journals, and the participation and delivery of poster and/or oral presentations at national/regional/international conferences/meetings.
* Recruit, hire, supervise, and evaluate the unit staff, interns, and volunteers.
* Prepare and approve the Nutrition Unit's annual budget, procurement plans, workplans, and manpower plans and provide this to higher management with the required quarterly and annual reports.
* Direct and mentor unit staff and foster a healthy and open work environment by encouraging career growth and staff development.
* Create and review unit policies and procedures.


Required Skills and Expertise:



  • A minimum of ‎5 years of related experience in a similar organization

  • Published in peer reviewed, high impact journals

  • Experience in research and clinical investigations

  • Teaching skills, communication in Arabic and English (for healthcare professionals)

  • Ability to simplify complex nutrition concepts in layman's terminology to the public, and media

  • Leadership, critical thinking, problem solving

  • Current membership of professional associations for nutrition is desirable


Other Comments:


Education
PhD in Human Nutrition
Dietetic internship program or proof of experience in clinical training is
required

Job Summary

  • Advertiser: Dasman Diabetes Institute
  • Announcement date: 08/02/2023
  • Type of employment: -
  • Experience level: -
  • Educational level: -
  • Job location: Kuwait City
  • Salary: -
  • Phone number: -

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