Chief of Psychiatry Position at Araba Mental Health Network 2026

Key data

The Management Board of the Araba Mental Health Network has convened, through Resolution 257/2026, a merit-based competition to fill the position of Chief of Healthcare Service in Psychiatry. This is a clinical management position within the Basque public mental health network, with both clinical and service management functions.

This call is relevant for psychiatry specialists seeking to move into positions of responsibility in the public healthcare system of the Basque Country. The process is competitive and is resolved through merit-based competition, which means that accredited experience and professional curriculum are determining factors.

What does this call establish?

Resolution 257/2026 regulates the selection process to fill the chief position of the Psychiatry Service in the Araba Mental Health Network. The main elements of the call are as follows:

The position combines clinical direction of the service with organizational management responsibilities, which distinguishes it from an ordinary clinical position. Candidates must demonstrate both their track record in psychiatry and their ability to assume management functions.

Professional and operational impact

For psychiatry specialists working in the Basque public healthcare system, this call represents a concrete opportunity to access a management position with greater responsibility and, typically, better remuneration conditions associated with the management position supplement.

From an organizational perspective, filling this management position has direct impact on the management of the Psychiatry Service of the Araba Mental Health Network: it affects clinical planning, team coordination and liaison with the network's management board.

• The position implies responsibility for the clinical organization of the psychiatry service.
• The management position entails functions of service representation before the network's management.
• Access occurs through merit-based competition, not by free appointment, which guarantees a competitive and regulated process.
• The resolution of the competition may affect the stability and continuity of clinical projects in progress within the service.

Who does it affect?

This call directly affects the following professional profiles:

• Medical specialists in Psychiatry working in the Basque public healthcare system and meeting the requirements of the call.
• Psychiatrists with experience in healthcare management who wish to access a service chief position.
• Professionals of the Araba Mental Health Network interested in assuming management responsibilities within their own organization.
• Psychiatry specialists from other autonomous communities who meet the requirements and wish to join the Basque public system in a management position.

It does not affect private companies or other economic sectors. It is an internal call from the public healthcare sector.

Practical example

A psychiatrist with ten years of experience in a Basque public hospital, who has participated in clinical coordination projects and has training in healthcare management, meets the profile this call seeks.

In the merit-based competition process, this professional must submit their curriculum demonstrating their clinical experience in psychiatry, their track record in the public system and any additional relevant merits (management training, publications, participation in clinical committees). If the call includes an interview or specific test, they must also prepare their service management project.

The result of the competition will determine which candidate accesses the management position, with the clinical and management responsibilities that the position entails within the Araba Mental Health Network.

What should candidates do now?

1. Consult the complete bases of Resolution 257/2026 in the BOE to know the exact requirements, merit scale and application deadlines.
2. Verify compliance with requirements: qualification in psychiatry, minimum required experience and any other specific requirement indicated in the bases.
3. Prepare supporting documentation of curriculum merits and professional experience in the format required by the call.
4. Submit the application on time and in the proper form according to the instructions of the resolution, before the deadline established in the bases expires.
5. Prepare, if applicable, the interview or specific test that the call contemplates as part of the selection process.