About Community Links

Community Links is a hub tackling health and social inequality in East London and beyond. We work alongside the community helping people of all ages reach their full potential. We take our local knowledge of what works to influence national decision making. We are proudly part of Catch22.

Catch22 is a social business which design and delivers services that build resilience and aspiration in people and communities. We believe that people can thrive when they have a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'.

About our health programmes

Community Links drives impactful projects aimed at building healthier communities and tackling health inequalities by improving accessibility to vital healthcare services. This includes promoting early cancer diagnosis through increased participation in NHS Cancer screening programs, raising awareness, and fostering engagement across diverse health fields, such as diabetes, to ensure better health outcomes for all.

Community Links delivers targeted health programmes aimed at improving cancer screening uptake and reducing health inequalities across North East London. Work is delivered through several key projects including: the PCN Cancer Facilitator Programme and Cancer Screening Outreach. These initiatives focus on personalised, culturally sensitive engagement with underserved communities.

A full job description can be accessed here

Community Links health team  is embarking on a new chapter, with funding secured to deliver an innovative 12-month pilot aimed at tackling health inequalities across London. As an Outreach Health Navigator, you will play a pivotal role in the Community Health Bank project, engaging with food bank users and other vulnerable communities in Newham to improve access to preventative health services and address disparities in health outcomes.

This is a frontline role where your engagement can make a real difference. You will provide advice, guidance, and support to help people overcome barriers to healthcare, while also contributing to the monitoring and evaluation of the project alongside the Project Coordinator and Programme Manager. Be part of a team dedicated to creating healthier, stronger communities and make an impact that truly matters.

The person specification setting out the essential and desirable qualifications, experience, knowledge, and skills and abilities can be found here

Job title:

Outreach Health Navigator

Place of work:

Community Links, Various food bank sites across Newham Borough 

Hours of work:

14.8 hours per week (0.4 FTE)

Salary/Grade:

£12,330.17per annum pro – rata (30,825.42 FTE) Operational - Practitioner

Contract:

Part-Time - Permanent 

Reports to:

Project Coordinator 

Level of screening:

Application, Interview, References, Enhanced DBS

*This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
*This is a community-based role, with travel across various delivery sites within Newham Borough.

See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

We aim to review applications as quickly as possible. However, due to the volume of interest we receive, we may not be able to contact all applicants individually. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful this time.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Please note, we will conduct an online search as part of our due dilligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media. 

Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box

Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.