THE NEXT STAGE

Sage Advocacy’s mission is to promote, protect and safeguard the rights and dignity of older people, vulnerable adults, and healthcare patients through individual and systemic advocacy.  In the context of recent and planned legislative, health and social care developments, of growing demand for our services and of our 2nd Statement of Strategy ‘The Next Stage’, Sage is now recruiting for the following roles:

Regional Advocates Focused on Care Transitions x 3 (Dublin x 2) & (Tralee x 1)

The purpose of this role is to provide an enhanced independent advocacy service to older people and vulnerable adults in transitions between care settings with a particular emphasis on supporting hospital and community-based staff in managing transfers of care and transitional care issues related, but not limited to decision-making capacity, safeguarding, protection of liberty, end of life care and identifying systems issues that arise. The work will require building effective working relationships with Senior Management Teams of Integrated Care Areas and the acute hospitals within them.

Regional Advocate x 4 (Dublin x 2), (Galway & Mayo) & (Mid-West)

The purpose of the Regional Advocate is to lead on complex advocacy cases supported by case management, safeguarding, legal and data analysis skills. Secondary purposes include: provision of support and advocacy services to key groups and individuals such as survivors of institutional abuse and vulnerable older people with little or no circle of support; growing awareness of Sage Advocacy and its services at regional level; developing a deep understanding of and strong working relationships with the structures and systems of the emerging HSE Regional Health Authorities; 'mapping' service providers and resources based on national guidelines; identifying and developing opportunities to tackle systemic issues at regional and national levels.