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Thank you for your interest in joining our team and making a difference to people's lives.

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

POhWER is a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, a signatory of the Mindful Employer Charter and we current hold the Investors in People (IiP) Silver Award. We are also an accredited Living Wage Employer.

You can find out more about our Gender Pay Gap information here: www.pohwer.net/gender-pay-gap-reporting-2019

Independent Mental Health Advocate

Independent Mental Health Advocate Office based: - St Andrews, Wickford, Essex Job reference: 8 Permanent contract Part time – 2/3 days, 14.8 hours per week, Wednesday to Friday between 9am - 5pm (to be agreed) Salary £8,000 - £8,975.20 per annum (full time equivalent £20,000 to £22,438.00) + Benefits (dependent on experience) Read more

POhWER Chief Executive

Chief Executive We have a unique opportunity to join a well-established and growing organisation as Chief Executive. We are looking for a commercially astute, charismatic, experienced leader to really put POhWER and themselves on the map. We are a £13million leading advocacy charity, multi sited with 400+ staff, with ambitions to grow further. We believe opportunities for growth are there and so we need a high calibre Chief Executive to lead a talented and dynamic team to achieve this. Read more

Mental Health Advocate

Mental Health Advocate Office Based – Eldertree Lodge, Stoke on Trent Contract Type: Permanent Role no: 4 Part-time role: 14.8 hours per week, 2 days a week between Monday to Friday Salary: £8,000 - £8,975.20 (full time equivalent - £20,000 to £22.438.00 per annum), depending on experience + Benefits Read more

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Kids Fun Run for POhWER

Join us for POhWER's first charity kids run in February!

Independent Health Complaints Advocacy drop ins - Haringey

Do you live in Haringey? Do you or someone you know have an issue or complaint about any aspect of your #NHS care or treatment?

Independent Health Complaints Advocacy drop ins - Hillingdon

Do you live in Hillingdon? Do you or someone you know have an issue or complaint about any aspect of your #NHS care or treatment?

Hodge Hill Neighbourhood Network Launch Event

We are excited to announce our Hodge Hill Neighbourhood Network Launch Event is on 3rd February 2020 and we want you to attend!

NHS Complaints Advocacy

NHS Complaints Advocacy is a free, independent and confidential service which can support anyone who is unhappy with their NHS care or treatment and is thinking about making a complaint. Read more about this service.

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.

Make a referral

If you or someone you know needs support, you can make a referral to our services now.

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.

Central and East of England

We provide services across nine local authorities in Central and East of England, helping people to get their voices heard. Here you can find our more about the services we provide.

London

We provide services across London, helping people to get their voices heard. Here you can find our more about the services we provide.

Who we are

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

NHS Complaints Advocacy self-help materials

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.

Southern England

We provide services in five local authorities in Southern England, helping people to get their voices heard. Here you can find our more about the services we provide.

West Midlands

We provide services across seven local authorities in the West Midlands, helping people to get their voices heard. Here you can find our more about the services we provide.