Oluchuwku Njoku

•Providing Nutrition Assessment and dietary management of inpatients with various physical health issues such as diabetes, prediabetes, MASLD, obesity, IBD, IBS and service users at risk of refeeding syndrome.

•Provision of Nutrition and dietary education to individuals service users and groups.

•Assessment of the capacity of service users with mental health illness/a learning disability self management of diet related conditions.

•Creating diet plans for service users with specific physical health issue who lack capacity around diet and/or their diet related condition.

•Involvement in Student Training as Practice Placement Educator (PPE)

•Developing educational materials in easy read format for service users with mental illness and learning disability.

•Involvement in Providing Nutrition training (SANSI Training for nursing staff and other healthcare staff)

•Provided nutrition counseling/1:1 intervention sessions

•Providing Clinical supervision for other staff such as band 5 Dietitianas Dietetic Assistant Practitioners/Dietetic Assistants

• Carried out initial assessment of patients with obesity as part of MDT initial assessment

• Provided nutrition counseling sessions on 1:1 basis

•Created weight management menu plan for service users with obesity.

•Drafted nutrient-dense recipes and meal plans to support wellness goals.

•Provided Nutrition counseling around nutrition-related behaviour change to support weight loss

•Provided weight management dietary advice for pre and post bariatric patients

•Organized and provided group educations sessions/seminars for patients with obesity

•Carried out anthropometric and nutritional assessments of each patient/client based on health

history, medical conditions and energy requirements

•Planned nutritious and personalized meal plans for individuals with diabetes, overweight and obesity

•Provided Coaching sessions for individuals on management of chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension with effective dietary plans

•Created educational materials/videos about healthy food choices hosted on company online academy

•Developed online program for diabetes remission; helped over 82 clients lose weight and achieve diabetes remission

•Created first published book for Nigerians living with diabetes (The Nigerian Diabetes Cookbook)

•Transcription of patients' dietary modification into diet labeling sheets

•Assisted in preparation of different therapeutic diets for in-patients

•Assisted in monitoring purchasing activities in therapeutic unit

•Shadowed registered Dietitians providing medical nutrition therapy to patients in different wards

•Dietary Assessment of patients with diabetes, renal diseases, obesity and cardiovascular diseases

•Provided group dietary education sessions during various outpatient clinics.