The Cantabrian Health Service announces the call for the Head of General Surgery at Valdecilla

The Cantabrian Health Service has announced the opening for the position of Head of the General Surgery and Digestive System Service of the Specialized Care Management Area I: Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital. The call is published in the Official Gazette of Cantabria (BOC) number 192, dated October 6, 2026, within section 2.2 regarding courses, competitive examinations, and contests, via Resolution PJSS/SCS/13/2026 (reference CVE-2026-7695). Interested parties have one month from the day following publication to submit their application.

The resolution is issued under Article 52 of the Cantabria Law 9/2010, of December 23, regarding statutory personnel of Health Institutions, and Order SAN/5/2014, of February 26, which regulates the procedure for the provision and evaluation of Head of Service and Section positions in Specialized Care. The text was signed in Santander on September 29, 2026, by the Minister of Health, by delegation of powers according to the Resolution of December 9, 2024, and by the managing director of the Cantabrian Health Service, Luis Miguel Carretero Alcántara.

The announced position appears in Annex I with the following characteristics:

• Designation: Head of General Surgery and Digestive System Service.
• Group and subgroup: A/A1.
• Level: 28.
• Management: Specialized Care Management Area I, “Marqués de Valdecilla” University Hospital.
• Staff code: 2010P73000001EW.

Requirements and submission of applications

The following may participate in the call:

• Medical staff appointed as permanent statutory personnel in the National Health System, holders of linked positions, or career civil servants.
• Those holding a bachelor’s or degree title and a specialist title in General Surgery and Digestive System, or an equivalent title that enables the practice of the specialty.
• Those who have held a position in the specialty within the Hierarchical Services of Social Security or in hospitals with teaching programs accredited by the National Commission of the specialty, for a minimum of five years, continuously or discontinuously.

Applications shall be submitted using the standardized form in Annex II, available on the website www.saludcantabria.es, and addressed to the managing director of the Cantabrian Health Service. Along with the application, a professional curriculum vitae according to Annex III and a technical management project for the healthcare unit must be provided. Only merits accredited up to and including the day of the call’s publication in the BOC will be considered.

Scale and minimum score

The assessment of merits will be carried out in accordance with articles 8 and 9 of Order SAN/5/2014 and the scale annexed to said regulation. To be awarded the position, it will be necessary to achieve a minimum score of 32 points in the first phase and 48 points in the second.

Assessment Commission

The body responsible for evaluating the candidacies is configured as follows:

• Presidency: the managing director of the Specialized Care Management of Area I.
• Member: the medical director of the same management; as substitute, Carmen Varillas del Río, medical sub-director of Surgical Services of the “Marqués de Valdecilla” University Hospital.
• At the proposal of the Management: titular Raquel Sánchez Santos, head of service of the University Hospital Complex of Vigo (SERGAS); substitute Javier Antonio Aguirrezabalaga González, from the University Hospital Complex of A Coruña (SERGAS).
• At the proposal of the Joint Commission: titular Miguel Pera Román, from the Hospital Clínico de Barcelona (CATSALUD); substitute Rafael López Andújar, from the La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital of Valencia.
• Appointed by the managing director of the Cantabrian Health Service: titular Gonzalo Sapisochin Cantis, from the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital of Barcelona (CATSALUD); substitute José María Fernández Cebrián, from the Ramón y Cajal University Hospital of Madrid (SERMAS).
• Secretariat: titular Jimena Beatriz Manjón Rodríguez, head of the Legal Advisory service of the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital; substitute Sabino Tejedor Martín, head of the Selection and Provision service of the Cantabrian Health Service.

Appeal and Administrative Route

Against the resolution, which ends the administrative route, a contentious-administrative appeal may be filed directly before the Contentious-Administrative Court of Santander within two months from the day following its notification. Optionally, a request for reversal (recurso de reposición) may be presented to the Health Councilor within one month.

The announced position is one of maximum responsibility for the General Surgery and Digestive System service of the main reference hospital in Cantabria, therefore its filling conditions the healthcare and surgical organization of the area. The process also incorporates a technical management project and a commission with external members from other health services, which reinforces the requirement for professional accreditation and previous experience in leadership positions.

Source: Official Gazette of Cantabria, no. 192, of October 6, 2026, section 2.2 Courses, competitive examinations and contests, pp. 49886-49896 (official reference: CVE-2026-7695).