Head of Cardiology in Bilbao-Basurto 2026: requirements and competition keys

Key data

The head position of the Cardiology Service at Hospital Bilbao-Basurto becomes vacant and is convened through a merit-based competition regulated by Resolution 3669/2026. If you are a medical specialist in Cardiology with a permanent position in Osakidetza or in the National Health System (SNS), this process directly affects you and the deadline to act is 15 business days from the last publication in official bulletins.

The competition combines three evaluation elements: assessment of merits according to a scale, presentation of a management project with public defense and interview. It is not enough to accumulate merits: the regulation requires exceeding minimum score thresholds both in the total and specifically in the management project section.

What does this regulation establish?

Resolution 3669/2026 convenes a merit-based competition to fill the position of Head of Healthcare Service in Cardiology at OSI Bilbao-Basurto. The key elements of the process are as follows:

Regarding the access requirements, the call establishes clear conditions that must be met at the time of submitting the application:

• Be permanent statutory staff, civil servant or permanent employee.
• Belong to group A1.
• Be in possession of the Cardiology specialty.
• Accredit a minimum of 4 years of experience in the specialty.

The evaluation committee must respect balanced gender representation, in compliance with Basque equality regulations, which conditions its formal composition.

Economic and operational impact

Accessing a service head position in Osakidetza represents a significant change in remuneration level and responsibility. Healthcare service head positions in the Basque public system entail specific management position supplements that are added to the base salary of the A1 category, which represents a significant economic improvement compared to the base care position.

From an operational perspective, the process requires considerable investment of time and resources by candidates:

• Development of the management project: technical document that must reflect the candidate's strategic vision for the service, with sufficient depth to exceed the minimum score threshold in this section.
• Public defense: oral presentation before the evaluation committee, which requires specific preparation.
• Interview: additional phase that evaluates management and leadership competencies.
• Collection of merits: supporting documentation of the entire professional career according to the call's scale.

The deadline of 15 business days from the last publication in official bulletins is tight for preparing a complete and competitive application. Candidates who do not have the management project prepared in advance run the risk of not being able to present a solid proposal within that timeframe.

Who does it affect?

• Medical specialists in Cardiology with permanent positions (statutory, civil service or permanent employment) in Osakidetza.
• Medical specialists in Cardiology with permanent positions in any body of the National Health System that meet the A1 group requirements.
• Group A1 professionals with the Cardiology specialty and a minimum of 4 years of accredited experience.
• Human Resources Services of OSI Bilbao-Basurto, responsible for managing the process.
• Evaluation committees that must be constituted with balanced gender representation according to Basque equality regulations.

Practical example

A cardiologist with a permanent position as a specialist physician in Osakidetza, group A1, with 7 years of experience in the specialty, decides to apply for the competition. Their process would be as follows:

1. Verifies that they meet the requirements: permanent position, group A1, Cardiology specialty and more than 4 years of experience. Requirements met.
2. Submits their application within the 15 business days deadline from the last publication in official bulletins, accompanied by supporting documentation of merits according to the scale.
3. Develops and submits their management project for the Cardiology Service, which they must publicly defend before the evaluation committee.
4. Passes the interview and merit assessment.
5. To be appointed, they must obtain at least half of the maximum total score of the process and at least half of the maximum score in the management project section. If they fail to reach either of these two thresholds, they cannot be appointed even if they have a higher score than other candidates in the remaining sections.

This double minimum threshold makes the management project the decisive element of the process: a candidate with an excellent merit record can be excluded if their project does not reach the required minimum score.

What should candidates do now?

1. Verify compliance with requirements: confirm that you have a permanent position (statutory, civil service or permanent employment), group A1, Cardiology specialty and at least 4 years of accredited experience.
2. Identify the date of the last publication in official bulletins: the 15 business days deadline starts counting from that moment. Any delay in identifying this date could result in missing the deadline.
3. Immediately begin developing the management project: given that it is the element with its own minimum threshold and requires public defense, it is the most critical piece and the one that consumes the most time. Do not leave it for the last days of the deadline.
4. Collect and organize merit documentation: gather all accreditation of experience, training, research activity and other merits that score according to the call's scale.
5. Prepare the public defense of the project: practice the oral presentation before the evaluation committee, taking into account that the committee must be composed with balanced gender representation.
6. Submit the application within the deadline: ensure that the documentation is complete and submitted within the 15 business days established. Submission outside the deadline implies automatic exclusion from the process.

Official source

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Notice: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. For specific decisions, consult a qualified professional. Source: https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2026-20036