Service Chief Competition Surgical Area OSI Bidasoa 2026: requirements and deadlines

Key data

The Integrated Healthcare Organization Bidasoa convenes, through the Resolution 1237/2026, of July 21, a merit-based competition to fill the position of Service Chief of the Surgical Area. This is a position of directive-clinical responsibility within the Osakidetza network, whose coverage directly affects group A1 healthcare professionals who aspire to assume management functions in the surgical field of the Bidasoa region.

The competition is governed by the system of job placement for statutory and civil service personnel, and its resolution is conditioned on the candidate exceeding the minimum score threshold established in the official scoring scale.

What does this regulation establish?

The resolution convenes a merit-based competition for the provision of the Service Chief position of the Surgical Area at OSI Bidasoa. The key elements of the process are as follows:

The process thus combines a phase of evaluation of management competencies (the management project) with objective accreditation of accumulated merits. The Assessment Commission has full technical autonomy, which guarantees independence in evaluation, and its composition must respect gender parity.

Economic and operational impact

For candidates, the main impact is professional and financial in nature: accessing a service leadership in Osakidetza means assuming position and responsibility supplements that significantly improve remuneration compared to an ordinary care position in group A1. Although the resolution does not detail specific remuneration amounts, service leadership positions in the Basque public system involve specific supplements linked to directive responsibility.

From an operational perspective, candidates must prepare and publicly defend a management project for the Surgical Area of OSI Bidasoa, which implies an investment of time and resources in developing a strategic and clinical proposal. Failure to exceed the minimum scoring threshold prevents appointment, even if there are no other candidates.

For OSI Bidasoa, filling this leadership position has a direct impact on the management of surgical resources and care coordination in the area, with effects on waiting lists, operational efficiency and care quality.

Who does it affect?

• Doctors and licensed healthcare professionals with permanent statutory status at Osakidetza
• Civil servants or permanent employees in group A1 (licensed healthcare professional) in any organization of the National Health System (SNS)
• Professionals with a minimum of 4 years of accredited experience in group A1
• Candidates with a profile in clinical or surgical management who aspire to management positions in the Basque public network
• HR managers and Osakidetza management involved in the job placement process

Practical example

A specialist doctor in General Surgery with a permanent position at Hospital Universitario Donostia (Osakidetza, group A1) and 7 years of seniority in that group meets the binding and experience requirements to compete. They must submit their application within the 15 business days following the last publication of the competition in the corresponding official bulletins.

To be appointed, they will have to: (1) develop and publicly defend a management project for the Surgical Area of OSI Bidasoa before the Assessment Commission, and (2) accredit their curriculum merits (training, experience, publications, previous positions, etc.) to obtain a score that exceeds the minimum of the scoring scale. If they do not reach that minimum, they cannot be appointed even if they are the only candidate.

A doctor from the SNS of another autonomous community with a permanent A1 position and more than 4 years of experience could also compete, as it is open to SNS personnel in general, not only Osakidetza.

What should candidates do now?

1. Verify compliance with requirements: Confirm that you have permanent statutory, civil service or permanent employee status at Osakidetza or the SNS, group A1 qualification and at least 4 years of accredited experience in that group.
2. Identify the date of the last publication in bulletins: The 15 business day deadline is calculated from the last publication in the corresponding official bulletins. You must locate that date to avoid missing the deadline.
3. Prepare curriculum documentation: Compile and organize all accreditable merits according to the competition scoring scale (experience, training, positions, publications, etc.).
4. Develop the management project: Design a strategic and operational proposal for the Surgical Area of OSI Bidasoa, as its public defense is one of the two selection phases.
5. Submit the application within the deadline: Make sure the application is correctly registered before the 15 business day deadline expires. An error in the deadline or documentation may result in exclusion from the process.
6. Consult the complete call: Review the full text of Resolution 1237/2026 in the BOE (BOE-A-2026-19281) to learn the detailed scoring scale, the composition of the Commission and the assessment criteria.

Official source

Notice: This article is purely informational in nature 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-2026-19281