Senior Toxicologist

The job entails working within the General Toxicology and Biomonitoring programme to provide advice on the health effects of chemicals in drinking water, contaminated land and from waste processes. The team works closely with the regional RCE chemicals teams in England and Wales, providing advice and support during contamination incidents involving chemicals. The post holder will get the opportunity to input in various aspects of the groups work and provide toxicological advice as necessary to support the work of UKHSA.

They will also be required to have toxicological experience in chemical risk assessment, national chemicals regulation or human biomonitoring, to develop advice in these areas as necessary to support the work of UKHSA., As a Senior Toxicologist you will be required to provide advice on:

• The health effects and risk assessments of chemicals in drinking water, land and waste processes, and communicate this advice in a manner appropriate to the recipient


• The public health impacts of chemical regulation in collaboration with UK Government departments


• The use of human biomonitoring in public health protection


You will also contribute to:

• The development of the scientific content for the UKHSA Compendium of Chemical Hazards and a public-facing website to provide information in the potential health risks from chemicals.


• The General Toxicology and Biomonitoring Programme's advice to Government Departments and Agencies on contamination of land and water, and from waste processes.


• To critically assess toxicity data on chemicals
  
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