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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.

Relevant Paid Person’s Representative

Home Based - Birmingham Contract Type: Fixed-term until 31st March 2018 Full time – 37 hours, 5 days per week Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm Salary: £20,000.00 - £22,438.00 per annum (dependent on experience) + Benefits Advert Closing Date: 9am on 31-08-2017Read more

Community Advocate

Location: Home Based - Stafford Contract Type: Fixed-term, working until 31st March 2018 Salary: £20,000 - £22,438 per annum (dependent on experience) + Benefits Advert Closing Date: 9am, 30-08-2017Read more

Community Development Worker

Office Based - Gloucester Contract Type: Permanent Full-time – 37 hours, working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Salary: £20,000.00 - £22,438.00 per annum (dependent on experience) + Benefits Closing at 9am on 31-08-2017Read more

Independent Advocate

Home Based - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Contract Type: Permanent 2 x Full-Time – 37 hours, 5 days per week, working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Salary: £22,500.00 - £25,623.00 per annum (dependent on experience) + Benefits Closes at 9am on 29-08-2017Read more

Independent Advocate

Office Based – Gloucester Contract Type: Permanent Full-Time – 37 hours, 5 days per week working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Salary: £22,500 - £25,623.00 (dependent on experience) + Benefits Advert Closing Date: 9am on 25-08-2017Read more

Relevant Paid Person's Representative

Home Based - Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Contract Type: Fixed-term - 6 months Full-time – 37 hours, 5 days per week, working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Salary: £20,000.00 - £22,438.00 per annum (dependent on experience) + Benefits Closes at 9am on 29-08-2017Read more

Information, Advice and Advocacy Support Officer (Bank - sessional hours)

Office Based – Stevenage Bank Staff: Working a range of shifts between the hours 8am-6pm Monday - Friday as required. Salary: £10 per hour + Benefits Advert Closing Date: OngoingRead more

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Become a Marketing Trustee for POhWER

POhWER is looking for a Marketing Trustee

Relevant Paid Person’s Representative

Community Advocate

Community Development Worker

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.

Pohwer advocates took part in the St.Andrews Family and Carers Event

Pohwer advocates took part in the St.Andrews Family and Carers Event on June 3rd. Jamie Ford and Olive Phelan provided information and awareness about the advocacy service at St.Andrews to patients' family, friends and carers. Read more