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70 posts in the Penitentiary Health Facultative Corps (Subgroup A1)

Ministry of the Interior (General Secretariat of Penitentiary Institutions)

En español: 70 plazas del Cuerpo Facultativo de Sanidad Penitenciaria (Subgrupo A1)

This call in plain words

Career civil servant posts in the Penitentiary Health Facultative Corps for doctors: 55 in Family and Community Medicine and Internal Medicine, and 15 in Psychiatry. Selection is by oposición (competitive exam), with two eliminatory tests and a probation period with a selective course.

Posts: 70 Permanent post

Can you apply?

Spanish nationals can apply. EU nationals and other persons covered by the EU free movement rules can also apply on equal terms, except for posts involving the exercise of public authority. Applicants must hold a medicine degree and the corresponding specialist title.

Nationality
Spaniards and EU citizens (and their family members)
Group
Group A1 (university degree)
Qualification
Degree in Medicine (Licenciado or Grado en Medicina, or Licenciado en Medicina y Cirugía) and the specialist title in Family and Community Medicine and Internal Medicine, or in Psychiatry depending on the post. Meeting the conditions to obtain the title by the deadline is also accepted.

Requirements:

  • Degree in Medicine and specialist title in Family and Community Medicine and Internal Medicine, or in Psychiatry
  • Spanish nationality, with the exceptions for EU nationals and other persons set out in the call
  • Functional capacity to perform the tasks
  • No conviction for intentional crime with prison sentences over three years, unless the record has been cancelled or rehabilitation granted

How the selection works

System: Oposición (competitive exam) with two eliminatory tests. First test: 100 multiple-choice questions with four options (maximum 10 points, minimum 5, maximum 1 hour 45 minutes). Second test: a practical written report within 2 hours, read aloud in public (maximum 20 points, minimum 10).

Type of post: Career civil servant (funcionario de carrera), with a probation period (selective course) as a trainee civil servant before appointment.

Important:

  • Exam fee of 31.10 euros; 15.55 euros for large families, with exemptions for disability of 33% or more, registered jobseekers and victims of terrorism.
  • Of the total, 55 posts are for Family and Community Medicine and Internal Medicine (35 from the 2026 offer, 10 from 2025 and 10 from 2024) and 15 for Psychiatry (5 from each year).
  • The 2025 and 2024 posts were left vacant in earlier calls.

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