INGESA Kitchen Assistant Positions 2026: Fixed Positions in Ceuta and Melilla

Key data

The National Institute of Health Management announces fixed positions in the Kitchen Assistant category through competitive examination with open access. The announcement, published in the BOE on May 11, 2026 with reference BOE-A-2026-10144, opens the door to stable public employment in the health sector for those who want to work in Ceuta or Melilla.

INGESA is the organization that manages public health in Ceuta and Melilla, the two autonomous cities that do not have health competencies transferred to an autonomous community. This means that the announced positions are exclusively for centers located in these two territories.

What does this regulation establish?

The Resolution of April 23, 2026 announces a selection process to fill fixed statutory personnel positions in the Kitchen Assistant category. This category corresponds to auxiliary kitchen and service functions within INGESA health centers.

The process is structured in two differentiated phases:

• Examination phase: Candidates must pass the tests established in the announcement bases. It is eliminatory and is conducted before the merit competition phase.
• Merit competition phase: Once the examination is passed, the merits accredited by candidates are evaluated according to the criteria set in the bases.

The access system is the general open access system, which means it is not reserved for specific groups such as people with disabilities or internal promotion, although these systems may exist in parallel announcements.

The process is governed by the statutory personnel regulations of health services, the legal framework that regulates the conditions of access, rights and obligations of personnel working in the national health system under this type of employment relationship.

Economic and operational impact

For candidates, obtaining a Kitchen Assistant position at INGESA means accessing a fixed statutory employment relationship, the modality with the greatest job stability in public health employment. Unlike labor contracts or temporary employment relationships, fixed statutory personnel are guaranteed continuity in their position except for disciplinary or incapacity reasons.

From an operational perspective, candidates must consider that the positions are located in Ceuta and Melilla. This means that anyone residing outside these cities must evaluate relocation as part of the decision to apply.

For INGESA, this announcement responds to the need to fill structural vacancies in its health centers, consolidating staff in essential support functions such as food service and auxiliary services, which are critical for the daily operation of hospitals and health centers.

Who does it affect?

• People seeking stable public employment in the health sector without requiring university qualifications.
• Residents in Ceuta and Melilla interested in working in health centers managed by INGESA.
• People from anywhere in Spain willing to relocate to Ceuta or Melilla to occupy a fixed position in public health.
• Candidates with experience in kitchen or auxiliary services who want to consolidate their career in the public sector.
• Public health system candidates seeking alternatives to autonomous community announcements.

Practical example

A candidate residing in Melilla with previous experience as a kitchen assistant in a private hospital center decides to apply for this announcement. Their strategy would be as follows:

1. Consults the announcement bases published with the resolution in the BOE (BOE-A-2026-10144) to verify that they meet the access requirements.
2. Prepares the examination phase by studying the subject matter and practical tests established in the bases.
3. Gathers and accredits professional merits (previous experience, specific training) for the merit competition phase, which will be evaluated once the examination is passed.
4. If they pass the process, they access the status of fixed statutory personnel in an INGESA health center in Melilla, with the job stability that entails.

This example illustrates that the process has two key moments: first demonstrating knowledge and aptitude in the examination, and then accrediting accumulated experience in the merit competition.

What should candidates do now?

1. Read the complete announcement bases: The resolution published in the BOE on May 11, 2026 (BOE-A-2026-10144) includes or refers to the bases that regulate all details of the process: requirements, subject matter, scoring scales and application submission deadlines.
2. Verify compliance with access requirements: Before preparing documentation, confirm that all requirements for the Kitchen Assistant category in the open access system are met.
3. Submit the application within the deadline: Selection processes have strict deadlines for submitting applications. Missing the deadline means being excluded from the process without possibility of correction.
4. Prepare for the examination phase: Study the subject matter contents and practical tests established in the bases, since the examination phase is eliminatory.
5. Gather and accredit merits for the competition: Collect documentation that accredits professional experience, training and other merits assessable according to the announcement scoring scale, to be prepared for the merit competition phase.
6. Evaluate geographic availability: The positions are in INGESA centers in Ceuta and Melilla. If the candidate does not reside in these cities, they must consider relocation as part of the decision.