Nkululeko Ngubane

PROFESSIONAL SUMMERY

I am a male who is prepared to achieve the desired goals of the job description. I am a hard worker,

self-motivated, ambitious, innovative, passionate and goal orientated person who is always looking for to enhance skills and knowledge. I have the ability to work and maintain meaningful relationship within a diverse community. I have effective communication with patients, supervisors and other health professionals. I can work as part of multi-disciplinary team at all levels and work effectively to maintain a high level of service delivery.

EXPERIENCE

JANUARY 2019 – DECEMBER 2019 (1 Year)

Dietetics Internship│ Prof Suna Kassier │Durban Hospitals , Kwa Zulu-Natal

Clinical, Foodservice, Research & Community Nutrition

• Evaluating and assessing nutritional status of patients, and screens patients for nutritional risk inaccordance with established department protocols and standards. 
• Plans and initiates nutritional therapy to patients if indicated by patient requirements. Educates and counsels in-patients and out-patients on nutritional issues, either individually or in groups in the hospitals. 
• Community health & nutrition. 
• Dietetic food services, assisting with catering. Food Quality control & improvement. 
• Research on Overweight & Obesity. 

JANUARY 2022 -DECEMBER 2022 (1 Year)

Community Service Dietitian│Slindile Chamane│Ozwathini (Appelsbosch Hospital), Kwa Zulu-Natal 

Clinical & Community Nutrition Management

• Evaluating and assessing nutritional status of patients, and screens patients for nutritional risk in accordance with established department protocols and standards. 
• Plans and initiates nutritional therapyto patients if indicated by patient requirements. Involved in administrative duties of the department. 
• Educates and counsels in-patients and out-patients on nutritional issues, either individually or in groups in the hospital and community. 
• Support workplace wellness activities with nutrition education to promote health and prevent nutrition related diseases.
• Conduct support visits to PHC feeder clinics, to monitor implementation of the Integrated Nutrition Programme. Each PHC clinic in the catchment area of the hospital was visited at least once a month. 

Therapeutic Foodservice Management

• Compile and/or review therapeutic menus in collaboration with the Foodservice Manager.
• Analyze meal plan for normal and therapeutic diets in accordance with RDA/ RDIs and FBDG. Ensure that the therapeutic menus comply with quality standards (including all aspects of production and portioning).
• Implement control measures to stay within the allocated therapeutic budget.
• Ensuring the nutritional adequacy of meals served to the patients or customers. 
• Train Foodservice staff on therapeutic diets and menu analysis including portioning.
• Conduct random quality checks on therapeutic diets (preparation and dishing up).
• Training of food service staff. 
• Management of health and safety Audits and Hygiene control.
• Ensures that foods are served in conformity with individual dietary prescriptions. Participate in scheduled catering committee meetings.

JANUARY 2023- MAY 2023 (5 Months)

Locum Dietitian│Mandla Ramagoma │Dr Mokoloko medical center (Botshabelo), Free State

Clinical Nutrition Management

• Managing Ramz Dietitian’s private practice. 
• Evaluating and assessing nutritional status of patients, and screens patients for nutritional risk in accordance with established department protocols and standards. 
• Plans and initiates nutritional therapyto patients if indicated by patient requirements.
• Educates and counselsout-patients on nutritional issues individually in the practice.
• Developing meal plans & pamphlets according to the requirements of the patients suffering from different chronic conditions. 

2021 

PGDip in Dietetics and Human Nutrition: Dietetics & Human Nutrition School of Agricultural, Earth & Environmental Sciences College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science. University of Kwa Zulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg (Scottsville).

2019

BSc in Dietetics and Human Nutrition: Dietetics & Human Nutrition School of Agricultural, Earth & Environmental Sciences College of Agriculture, Engineering & Science. University of Kwa Zulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg (Scottsville).

2013

Grade 12 passed with Bachelors: Sciencestudies.

Sibongumusa High School, Pietermaritzburg (Wartburg), Kwa Zulu-Natal. 

2013

Qualification: computerliteracy

Midlands Community College, Pietermaritzburg (Nottingham Road), Kwa Zulu-Natal.