Senior Reporter, The Pharmacist (London)
Salary: £32,000 (depending on experience)
Pharmacy is one of the most rapidly changing sectors of the NHS, with expanding responsibilities for clinical pharmacists working on the high street and in general practice, bringing with that a range of political, clinical, professional and business challenges and opportunities.
For a journalist who is interested in health, this competitive area is ripe for investigations, exclusives and informative news, to support our pharmacist community to thrive as they navigate future pharmacy clinical and business models.
We are looking for a senior reporter to join our editorial team, to bring their broad skills in quality journalism to our award-winning publication The Pharmacist.
News, ground-breaking features and data-led investigations will be on your daily agenda, along with involvement in additional projects such as roundtables, reports and plans for a podcast.
Key skills will include extensive contact building, developing a good understanding of the day-to-day priorities of working pharmacists, seeking out key voices, attending events, clinical writing, data analysis, and searching out exclusives and leads for investigations.
This is a senior health reporter role, so you will have had at least two years of experience as a journalist, probably with some demonstrable experience of writing about health or science.
The senior reporter will report to the news editor and work closely with the editor.
The Pharmacist team works alongside our nursing publication Nursing in Practice, and there will also be opportunities to write across this sector at times. You will be involved in news meetings and other activities with the teams of all eight of our healthcare publications including our flagship title for GPs, Pulse, Healthcare Leader and Management in Practice.
We have exciting plans ahead for The Pharmacist and are looking for the right person to join our team, with bags of ambition, talent, drive and great ideas.
You will work within a wider team in an innovative health-focused publishing company that offers hybrid working and a central London office.
Please don’t hesitate to apply or to contact us for a chat about the role.
Responsibilities
- Sourcing and writing news stories and news analysis for the publications’ websites; daily newsletters.
- Planning and writing features that will have an impact on the sector.
- Helping to deliver exclusive investigations and campaigns.
- Using social media platforms to engage with the audience and bring more readers to the website.
- Attending and covering events.
- Working with the news editor and editor on new projects, such as roundtables, podcasts and social media campaigns.
- Working within our wider editorial team which includes the company’s other healthcare publications: Nursing in Practice, Pulse, Hospital Pharmacy Europe, Management in Practice and Healthcare Leader.
Key skills
- Completed a journalism course or masters.
- May be a science graduate with a journalism qualification or someone with experience in journalism who is keen to establish a career in health.
- Proven experience in finding and writing effective news stories.
- Experience in working to tight deadlines.
About Cogora:
Cogora is one of the UK’s leading data-led healthcare professional engagement and marketing services groups. At the heart of the business is a rich first party data set of over 500,000 healthcare professionals spanning primary and secondary care in the UK and internationally.
Through our market-leading brands and educational platforms, we’ve built thriving, engaged communities of healthcare professionals. We don’t just connect with them—we understand their needs, challenges, and aspirations, helping to shape the future of healthcare.
Be part of a team that makes a real impact.
Benefits of employment at Cogora
- 23 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- 4 additional days leave for Christmas
- Birthday as leave
- Additional 2 days annual leave after 2 years of service
- Option to purchase additional holiday
- Option to carry over untaken annual leave into a new holiday year
- Interest Free Season Ticket Loan
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Private Healthcare Insurance
- Enhanced Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- Company Pension
- Flexible Working Policy with 10-4 core hours
- Hybrid working
- Volunteering/Charity Days & Contributions
- Office Equipment Allowance for WFH
- Eye care vouchers
- Discounted gift cards and E-gifts
- Cashback scheme
- Free drinks, snacks and fruit in the office.
To apply, please send your CV and a letter introducing yourself to Megan Ford, News Editor, [email protected]
Application Deadline: 31st March 2025
Please be aware that due to the high volume of expected applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Additionally, Cogora reserves the right to close applications early if a suitable candidate is identified before the deadline.
