Endocrine Fellowship

**Title of Fellowship: Endocrinology Fellow, UCD Beacon Academy, Beacon Hospital**

**Specialty Area:** Endocrinology

**Fellowship Supervisor : Dr Carla Moran FRCPI PhD, Consultant Endocrinologist, Beacon Hospital, Dublin, Associate Professor, UCD School of Medicine**

**Length:**12 months

**Institutions**

Beacon Hospital, Sandyford, Dublin 18

UCD Beacon Hospital Academy

Beacon Hospital Research Institute

**No of Fellowships per year:** 1.0 FTE (39 hrs)

**Duration**: July 2026 - July 2027 (subject to 3 month and mid-way review)

**Salary:** Competitive. Training grant to support for conference / training attendance

**Fellowship Overview:**

This is an Endocrinology (Thyroid) Clinical Fellowship which will allow the successful candidate to gain -

• Subspecialist expertise in Thyroid disease - common and rare
• Consultant level experience in leading Thyroid MDTs
• Multidisciplinary care of Thyroid disease
• Publication(s) in peer reviewed journal(s)
• Presentation at national and international levels
• Thyroid specific course completion - *see below*
• Development of Endocrine clinical pathways and patient information - *see below*
• Additional clinical exposure to pituitary endocrinology (including post-operative care), parathyroid disease, general endocrinology.

The Fellowship research will build on the work of and be supervised by Dr Carla Moran, Endocrinology Consultant Beacon Hospital.

Clinical component *(approximately 20 hours pw)*

The Fellow will be given a level responsibility in keeping with their experience.

Clinical - common Thyroid cases in clinic - weekly 8 hr clinic

Preparation for clinic, required reading for cases, admin after clinic

Lead fortnightly Thyroid MDT, prep cases, admin afterwards

Endocrine inpatient reviews

Endocrine oncology inpatient liaison

Endocrine pituitary (neurosurgery) inpatient care

Supervision of Endocrine Dynamic testing: infusion suite and inpatients

Rare Thyroid Disease MDT (Dublin/Cambridge) - weekly (online)

Preparation for Rare Thyroid Disease MDT

Rare Thyroid disease clinic - every 3m

Prep for Rare Thyroid Disease clinic and admin after clinic

Research component (*approximately 14 hours pw*)

Resistance to Thyroid Hormone

Drug induced Thyroid disease

Assay abnormalities

Education component (*approximately 3 hours pw*)

Promote education on Endocrinology to the NCHD cohort, as well as multi-disciplinary team members.

In conjunction with UCD Beacon Academy provide education & teaching to undergraduate medical students and interns - through classroom-based tutorials, ward rounds, teaching during procedures, and participation in masterclasses and Grand Rounds.

Personal Development/Learning (*under Education component)*

EUGOGO Thyroid Eye Disease course

Thyroid Ultrasound Course (UK)

RAI for benign thyroid disease (UK)

Attend St Luke's Hospital - RAI Administration for benign/malignant disease (+/- Audit)

Observe Thyroid surgery & FNA

Observe TED Clinic

Develop postgraduate Thyroid teaching

Potential to attend Paediatric Clinics if possible

Attendance at national and international Endocrine and Thyroid meetings

Management and Governance (*approximately 2 hours pw*)

Guidelines for endocrinology - Beacon

Development of information on Thyroid disease for patients

Develop protocols for TED - Beacon

Ongoing audits/service improvement plans/development of Endocrine clinical pathways

**Fellowship Program Goals and Learning Objectives:** *As described above in Fellowship Overview*

**Resources Available to the Fellow:** The Fellow will have access to the UCD Beacon Hospital Academy, UCD Library Services and Beacon Hospital Research Institute.

**Application Requirements:**

The minimum training requirements required to apply for this Fellowship include:

• Primary Medical Degree
• International Candidates must have achieved a minimal score of 7 on the International English Language Testing System
• All candidates must have current IMC registration

**About the Beacon Hospital**

Located in South Dublin, Beacon Hospital is one of the most advanced hospitals in Europe with over 1250 consultants, nurses and healthcare Professionals. Beacon provides 24 hour, world class acute services, including orthopaedics, cardiology, women's health, urology, vascular surgery, ENT neurology, general surgery, cancer care and emergency medicine.

**HR Queries:**

Aisling Tighe

Beacon Recruitment

Beacon Hospital, Sandyford, Dublin 18

Phone: +353 01 2934632

Email: aisling.tighe@beaconhospital.ie

Website: www.beaconhospital.ie

Further queries on Fellowship itself to

Dr Ruth Pilkington

ruth.pilkington@beaconhospital.ie