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POhWER is committed to equality of opportunity and celebration of diversity and we take great care to ensure that our actions as an employer reflect our ethos.

We are a member of the Positive about Disability Scheme. We are signatories to the Mindful Employer Charter and are proud holders of the Investors in People (IiP) Silver Award.

Support Services Admin Assistant

Location: Office Based - Stevenage Contract Type: Permanent Salary: £16,000 - £18,000 per annum (dependent on experience) + Benefits Advert Closing Date: 9am, 04-08-2017Read more

Credit Controller (Part Time)

Office Based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire Permanent Contract Part Time: 15 - 30 hours per week, working pattern negotiable Salary: £8,915 – £17,830 per annum + Benefits. (Full time equivalent: £22,000) Advert Closing Date: 9am, 31-07-2017Read more

Secure & Complex Services Advocate

Office Based: Beeston, Nottingham Part-time – 22.2 hours, 3 days per week between Monday and Friday Salary: £12,000 - £13,463.00 per annum (dependent on experience) + Benefits Full time equivalent - £20,000 - £22,438.00 per annum Advert Closing Date: 9am on 08-06-2017Read more

Community Manager

Office Based in the Bedford area and covering Luton and Milton Keynes Full-Time – 37 hours, 5 days a week, Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm Salary: £32,000 – £35,000 per annum (dependent on experience) + Benefits Advert Closing Date: 9am, 25-07-17Read more

Secure & Complex Services Advocate - Peripatetic

Home Based – Bedfordshire/ Northampton / Milton Keynes ideal location with travel to South of England covering for colleagues Permanent Contract Full-time – 37 hours, 5 days per week Salary £20,000.00 - £22,438.00 per annum, pro rata + Benefits Closing at 9am, 24th JulyRead more

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Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)

An IMHA is an independent advocate who is specially trained to work within the framework of the Mental Health Act to support people to understand their rights under the Act and participate in decisions about their care and treatment. Read more about this service.

NHS Complaints Advocacy

NHS Complaints Advocacy can support anyone who is unhappy with the care or treatment they or someone they know has received from the NHS and is thinking about making a complaint. Read more about this service.

Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)

An Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) can support someone who is not able to make certain decisions about their lives for themselves and has no suitable family or friends to speak for them. Read more about this service.

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Central and East of England

We provide services across nine county councils/local authorities of Central and East of England that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.

London

We provide services across London that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide services in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.

What we do

POhWER is a charity and membership organisation. We provide information, advice, support and advocacy to people who experience disability, vulnerability, distress and social exclusion.

Southern England

We provide services across eleven boroughs of Southern England that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.

West Midlands

We provide services across ten boroughs of West Midlands that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area. If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.

NHS Complaints Advocacy resources

POhWER NHS Complaints Advocacy Self Help Information for NHS Complaints Process. For those who wish to make a complaint about an NHS service they or one of their family or friends received we have a special NHS Complaints Advocacy Service self help pack.