El The Government of Castilla – La Mancha has announced a new Public Employment Offer (OPE) with 2.628 positions for its Health Service, covering six different professional categories. This call has already been published in the Official Journal of Castilla-La Mancha, and the positions will be available both in free shift as in turn for disabled people. Some of these positions will also be filled by Internal promotion.
Professional categories called
The professional categories requested in this OPE are of great importance for the Health Service of Castilla-La Mancha (SESCAM). The categories included include:
- Faculty Area Specialist
- Family doctor
- Nursing
- Nursing Assistant
- Administrative Function Auxiliary Group
- Watchman
This new call seeks to cover vacancies in the public health system with the aim of reducing temporality and offering Better working conditions for health professionals.
Distribution of places in the SESCAM OPE 2023
Of the vacancies announced, a significant part has been assigned to health profiles in order to improve public health care. The total number of vacancies amounts to 2.628, of which they are distributed as follows according to sections of the health system:
- Faculty specialists in the area: 221 places, including 131 for specialist physicians, 60 for Family Medicine specialists and 10 for Emergency physicians.
- Nursing: 350 nursing positions, 40 for nurses specialising in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 6 for Mental Health specialists and 10 for speech therapists.
- Health technicians: A total of 370 positions divided into specialties such as Nursing Assistant Technician, Laboratory Technician, Radiodiagnostics, Pathological Anatomy and more.
- Administrative and management staff: There are 425 vacancies, of which 64 will be for caretakers, with the rest distributed among different categories.
Access and internal promotion
Access to the places of this OPE will be available for both free shift as if to with disabilities, in accordance with the equal access criteria which is being pursued by the Government of Castilla-La Mancha. To ensure the integration of this group, 7% of the total number of places has been reserved for people with disabilities, with 148 places in the general quota and 54 in the intellectual disability quota.
Likewise, a part of the places will be offered under the modality of Internal promotion, allowing workers who are already part of the public health system to access better positions within the organisational chart. This is part of the effort to reduce temporary employment and stability in the workforce, one of the main objectives of this call.
Objectives of the OPE 2023
As part of a long-term strategy, the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha aims not only to improve the quality of care in its health institutions, but also to increase the job stability of professionals. Since 2016, the government has approved more than 9.000 places in successive public job offers, following a line of action that prioritizes the Restoration of labour rights and strengthening of workforces.
On this occasion, of the places available for the Health Service of Castilla-La Mancha, 2.585 will be allocated to new entry, while 753 are reserved for internal promotion processes. This approach allows the OPE not only to seek to add new profiles to the health system, but also to provide opportunities for professional growth to current workers.
Phases of the selection process
The selection system that will be applied in most categories will be that of competition-oppositionThis system consists of an opposition phase, where candidates must take a theoretical test, and a competition phase, in which the merits obtained by the candidates are evaluated, such as previous work experience and courses taken.
Something remarkable about this call is that for the first time, places are offered in categories that had never been called before, such as specialist in immunology, administrative positions such as librarians, and various jobs as bricklayer, carpenter or seamstress.
El deadline for submitting applications can be obtained in the Central Services of the Manchego Health Service and from the SESCAM website as appropriate.
This OPE for the Health Service of Castilla-La Mancha It is an excellent opportunity to provide stability to public health by incorporating new staff and internally promoting those who are already part of the workforce, all under criteria of equal access and improved quality of care.