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. Sage provided information, support and advocacy services to more than 12,000 people (cases & queries) in 2024 and demand for its services is growing. The work of Sage on behalf of clients is independent of family, service provider or systems interests. The service is free of charge and confidential. Further information on the organisation and those we serve is available at sageadvocacy.ie   

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 Advocate Care Transitions Dublin & Northeast

The primary purpose of the Regional Advocate Focused on Care Transitions 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 involve building effective working relationships with Senior Management Teams of Integrated Care Areas and them acute hospitals within them. Please find attached Recruitment pack for the role and Application form.