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Job reference: 35295
Are you a health journalist with strong contacts across the NHS, industry, government departments, and policy bodies, and great experience of editing in a busy newsroom? Do you thrive on breaking news while also delivering in-depth, high-quality features? If so, this is an opportunity to join a leading national online publication as an Associate Health Editor.
The Role
As Associate Health Editor, you will play a key role in shaping health coverage, working on breaking news stories, investigative pieces, and long-form features. You’ll work closely with senior health editors, leading reporters, and liaising with key stakeholders to ensure the newspaper’s reporting remains agenda-setting, insightful, and impactful.
Key Responsibilities:
- Breaking exclusive health stories and ensuring coverage is fast, accurate, and engaging.
- Writing and editing longer-form features and analysis pieces.
- Developing and maintaining strong contacts across the NHS, pharmaceutical industry, government departments, regulatory bodies, and beyond.
- Helping to commission and guide reporters, ensuring high editorial standards.
- Collaborating with other desks to produce multi-platform content.
About You:
- A proven track record in health journalism and editing, ideally at a national level.
- Strong news instincts, with the ability to break exclusive stories.
- A deep understanding of health policy, NHS structures, and the wider healthcare landscape.
- Excellent writing and editing skills, with experience in both short- and long-form journalism.
- A well-developed network of sources across the healthcare sector.
- The ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
This is a fantastic role for a health news editor who wants to shape the national conversation on health and make an impact in a fast-moving, highly respected newsroom.