Health Writer

About The Role

This is an important writing role for a growing department at The Telegraph. You will need to be motivated and energetic with the ability to work fast and deliver engaging and factually accurate features under pressure.

You’ll be required to write smart, engaging evergreen health features about a range of health topics. Alongside stand alone features you’ll be asked to update existing features to ensure the information up to date and factually accurate. You may also be required to write supporting fact boxes or do short interviews to support other pieces that we run.

Closing date: 9th May 2026

Key Responsibilities

• Writing health features 
• Generating ideas that will work across all platforms will be a key part of the role
• Developing contacts within the world of health to bring in exclusive stories, experts, gurus and scientific research studies will also be a key part of your role
•  To attend health conferences and events and represent the Telegraph 
• Generating actionable reactive news feature ideas for health which can be commissioned or you can write
• Updating guides and supporting the health features commissioners with additional information or boxes they may need

Key Skills

• Experience of writing accurately at speed on sometimes challenging and complicated topics 
• Experience of interviewing experts
• A passion for health and science and good knowledge of health journalism and how the health industry works 
• An ability to understand and untangle complex health information to produce in-depth health features that drive the conversation forwards
• A strong understanding of the health challenges our readership face
• A good knowledge of how to draw from multiple experts and use varied data and studies
• Strong digital skills across all platforms 
• An understanding of analytics tools and how best to use them
• Ability to work across a number of projects and respond quickly and accurately to keep up with the news agenda
• A keen understanding of the Telegraph audience and an ability to pitch engaging ideas our subscribers will be interested in

Our benefits

The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Training and development

With support from your manager and colleagues, you’ll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.

Our commitment to inclusion

At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

We are proud to be a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader as part of the government’s Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.

To find out more about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Telegraph Media Group, and for more information on our purpose, beliefs, and people values, please visit our website.