AHEPA Hospital Thessaloniki Careers, Salaries & Jobs

The AHEPA University General Hospital of Thessaloniki stands on the campus of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. It was founded in 1951 with support from the Greek-American AHEPA fraternity and began operating in 1953 with 120 beds.

Today it describes itself as one of the largest hospitals in Greece, with 627 established beds and almost every medical and psychiatric specialty.

It is a public law entity of the National Health System (ESY), supervised by the 4th Health Region of Macedonia and Thrace, and it treats tertiary cases from across Macedonia and Thrace. It also covers the Central Thessaloniki mental health sector and runs an adolescent unit for young people aged 13 to 19.

Its Staff Recruitment page (Προσλήψεις Προσωπικού) shows how a Greek university hospital hires. Permanent ESY doctor posts, advertised in 2025 and 2026, are open only to Greek and EU citizens. The hospital also publishes calls for doctors on 12-month service contracts paid by invoice, and these explicitly accept third-country nationals who hold long-term residence, an EU Blue Card, a residence card for people of Greek origin or a second-generation residence card, if they prove knowledge of Greek.

Whatever your profession, you need Greek recognition before any of these. For the two professions this page covers, that means DOATAP exams and the PIS certificate to practise for doctors, and DOATAP and ENE registration for nurses. Calls, documents and clinical work are all in Greek.

Founded

1951

Run by

Greek National Health System (ESY), supervised by the 4th Health Region of Macedonia and Thrace

Leadership

• Παναγιώτης Παντελιάδης (Panagiotis Panteliadis), Κοινός Διοικητής (Joint Governor) of AHEPA University General Hospital and the Thessaloniki Special Diseases Hospital
• Χρήστος Σαββόπουλος (Christos Savvopoulos), Διευθυντής Ιατρικής Υπηρεσίας (Director of the Medical Service), Professor
• Παρθενόπη Παντελίδου (Parthenopi Pantelidou), Διευθύντρια Νοσηλευτικής Υπηρεσίας (Director of Nursing Services)

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• Cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery

  A university cardiology clinic and a cardiothoracic surgery clinic; the hospital's history records cardiac surgery intensive care and theatres.

• Neurology and neurosurgery

  Two university neurology clinics and a neurosurgery clinic.

• Vascular surgery

  A vascular surgery clinic; the hospital advertised for a vascular surgeon on a service contract in 2025.

• Nephrology

  A university nephrology clinic in the medical sector.

• Paediatrics and neonatology

  A university paediatric clinic and, since 1995, a neonatal clinic and a Mediterranean anaemia (thalassaemia) unit.

• Anaesthesiology and intensive care

  A university clinic of anaesthesiology and intensive care.

• Mental health

  A mental health sector covering central Thessaloniki and an adolescent unit for ages 13 to 19.

• Organ transplantation coordination

  The hospital runs a transplant coordination office.

• AHEPA does not describe an international recruitment programme, but its Staff Recruitment page is unusually clear about who can apply for what.
• Permanent ESY posts: the May 2026 call for 19 ESY specialist posts accepts candidates with Greek citizenship or citizens of EU member states, with a licence to practise and the relevant specialty title. Applications are made on the Ministry of Health platform esydoctors.moh.gov.gr, and EU citizens must show Greek at B2 or a KESY certificate unless they studied in Greece or hold a DOATAP equivalence.
• Service contracts: calls for doctors paid by invoice (με καθεστώς έκδοσης Δελτίου Απόδειξης Παροχής Υπηρεσιών), such as the October 2026 call for an ophthalmologist, say Greek citizens, citizens of other EU states and citizens of third countries may apply, and that non-Greek candidates must prove Greek with a language certificate. Third-country nationals submit a long-term residence card, an EU Blue Card, a residence card for people of Greek origin or a second-generation residence card.
• These service contracts last 12 months, are full time on weekdays with up to four general on-call shifts a month, and are paid at a stated gross monthly amount from which the doctor pays their own social insurance; the hospital withholds 20% tax. The doctor must register with the tax office as self-employed.
• Nurses: we could not confirm from an official source whether non-EU citizens can hold permanent nursing posts at AHEPA. The recognition route through DOATAP and ENE registration with C1 Greek applies to all foreign-trained nurses.

• Doctors: DOATAP recognition of a non-EU degree after its medicine exams, the PIS certificate to practise (βεβαίωση άσκησης ιατρικού επαγγέλματος), a specialty title and medical association registration.

• Nurses: DOATAP equivalence, ENE registration with C1 Greek, and the practice certificate from the Region.

• Citizenship for permanent ESY posts: Greek or EU. Service contracts are also open to third-country nationals with long-term residence, an EU Blue Card or the residence cards listed in the call.

• Greek: B2 or a KESY certificate for EU citizens applying for ESY posts; a Greek language certificate for non-Greek candidates on service contracts.

• For service contracts, registration with the Greek tax office as self-employed and payment of your own social insurance contributions.

1. 1

   Complete Greek recognition first

   Pass the DOATAP exams and obtain the PIS certificate to practise (doctors), or DOATAP equivalence and ENE registration (nurses). Register with the Thessaloniki medical association if you are a doctor.
2. 2

   Get your residence status in order

   For service contracts, non-EU applicants need long-term residence, an EU Blue Card or another residence card listed in the call. Permanent ESY posts need Greek or EU citizenship.
3. 3

   Watch the Staff Recruitment page

   Check Ανακοινώσεις, then Προσλήψεις Προσωπικού, at ahepahosp.gr. Each call is a PDF with the posts, requirements, documents and deadline.
4. 4

   Apply in the way the call states

   ESY posts are applied for online at esydoctors.moh.gov.gr. Service contract calls set their own application form and list of supporting documents, including your residence card if you are a third-country national.
5. 5

   Prove your Greek

   Attach a Greek language certificate or B2 or KESY evidence, as the call requires. Applications and documents must be in Greek or officially translated.
6. 6

   Follow the results

   Rankings and decisions are posted on the same page. Successful ESY candidates are appointed by the Ministry procedure; service contract doctors sign a 12-month contract.

• Service contract doctor (AHEPA, 2026)

  €2,153 gross a month

  Stated as equal to the Consultant B salary; includes the doctor's own insurance contributions, with 20% tax withheld.

• On-call pay on that contract

  Up to €905.08 a month

  For up to four general on-call shifts, ophthalmology call, October 2026.

• ESY Coordinating Director, step 1

  €1,903 basic a month

  Law 4472/2017, Article 138 as enacted.

• ESY Consultant B

  78% of the Coordinating Director step

  Law 4472/2017, Article 138.

• Hospital employment allowance: €230 (trainee) to €340 (Director) a monthLaw 4472/2017, Article 139 as enacted.
• Public hospital nurses: Unified public sector pay scaleLaw 4354/2015, by education category and step.