Nicosia General Hospital Careers, Salaries & Jobs

Nicosia General Hospital is the main hospital of the State Health Services Organisation (SHSO, Greek OKYpY), which runs Cyprus's public hospitals.

SHSO describes itself as the largest healthcare provider in Cyprus, with 9 hospitals, 36 health centres and more than 7,000 employees. Nicosia General and the Archbishop Makarios III Hospital together form the hospitals of the Nicosia region.

The hospital's welcome page calls it the largest hospital in Cyprus in number of patients, buildings and equipment. Its hospital page lists 456 active inpatient beds, 12 operating theatres, 217 doctors in more than 30 specialties, 16 university doctors and 1,009 nursing officers, alongside other health professionals. Each year it treats about 25,000 inpatients and handles 250,000 outpatient visits, 7,500 operations and around 100,000 visits to its accident and emergency department.

Its clinics and departments cover almost every adult specialty, including cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, a transplant centre, a trauma centre, a breast centre, oncology and radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, a paraplegic and spinal cord rehabilitation centre and a cochlear implant centre.

For internationally trained professionals of every kind, SHSO's own vacancy notices set the limits. They state that no one is appointed unless they are a citizen of Cyprus or another EU member state, although the Council of Ministers may in special cases allow a non-EU citizen to apply in the public interest. They also ask for very good Greek and registration with the Cyprus council for your profession, the Cyprus Medical Council in the case of doctors, before you start.

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State Health Services Organisation (SHSO, OKYpY)

Accreditations

• Accreditation Canada: all SHSO hospitals, including Nicosia General, are accredited (SHSO accreditation page)

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• Cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology

  Cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, cardiac anaesthesiology and a cardiometabolic clinic are listed among the hospital's departments.

• Transplant Centre

  A transplant centre is among Nicosia General's clinics and departments.

• Trauma and emergency care

  A trauma centre and an accident and emergency department with around 100,000 visits a year.

• Neurosurgery and neurology

  Both are listed, along with skull base surgery and a sleep laboratory.

• Oncology and radiotherapy

  Oncology and radiation therapy, nuclear medicine and a breast centre.

• Spinal cord injury rehabilitation

  A paraplegic centre and a spinal cord rehabilitation centre.

• Cochlear and auditory implants

  A centre for cochlear and other auditory implants.

• Nephrology

  The Alkis Pierides nephrology clinic.

• Nicosia General Hospital does not recruit separately; vacancies are published by SHSO on its Careers page, which lists each notice with the hospitals it covers. SHSO says it has more than 7,000 employees. We found no international recruitment programme on SHSO's pages.
• SHSO's October 2026 notice for seven doctors' posts (Ιατρικοί Λειτουργοί) states that no one is appointed unless they are a citizen of the Republic of Cyprus or of another EU member state. The Council of Ministers may, in a special case and in the public interest, allow a non-EU citizen to apply under the SHSO General Regulations of 2017; such a person can be appointed on a fixed-term contract, or permanently only in limited cases set out in the regulations.
• The same notice asks for registration in the Cyprus Medical Register or in another EU member state's register to apply, with registration in Cyprus and a licence from the Cyprus Medical Association required before the appointment takes effect. They ask for very good Greek and good English, French or German, proved through the Public Service Commission's list of accepted evidence or through exams by the closing date.
• The notice also mentions a tax exemption of up to 50% under the Income Tax Law for people who lived outside Cyprus before starting work there. The posts are first appointments, with pay reduced by 10% for the first two years.
• In practice, Nicosia General is a realistic employer for EU citizens and for doctors who already have Cypriot or EU citizenship. Non-EU doctors would depend on a Council of Ministers exception, and non-EU nurses on SHSO's rules for nursing posts, which we did not see in a current notice.

• Citizenship: Cypriot or EU, unless the Council of Ministers allows an exception for a non-EU citizen in a special case.

• Doctors: registration with the Cyprus Medical Council (registration in another EU state is enough to apply) and the annual licence to practise from the Cyprus Medical Association before you start. Non-EU degrees need KYSATS equivalence, EPIC verification and C1 Greek for the Medical Council.

• Specialist posts: a specialty certificate under the Registration of Doctors Law in the advertised specialty.

• Language: very good Greek and good English, French or German, proved by the closing date.

• Nurses: registration and a licence from the Cyprus Nursing and Midwifery Council, which tests elementary Greek at an interview; non-EU citizens also need a Department of Labour work permit and a residence permit.

1. 1

   Register with the Cyprus council

   Doctors apply to the Cyprus Medical Council (KYSATS equivalence, EPIC verification, C1 Greek, €300 fee); nurses apply to the Cyprus Nursing and Midwifery Council. Both say they decide within three months of a complete file.
2. 2

   Check citizenship and language

   Read the general conditions of appointment in the SHSO notice. You must be a Cypriot or EU citizen unless the Council of Ministers has allowed an exception, and you must prove very good Greek.
3. 3

   Find the notice

   Open the Careers page at shso.org.cy. Each notice lists the specialties, the hospitals (for example Nicosia General or Makarios III) and the closing date.
4. 4

   Apply online in Greek

   Applications are made only online, in Greek, through the link on the SHSO Careers page, before the stated deadline. Late applications are not considered.
5. 5

   Provide evidence if asked

   SHSO may later ask for proof of the qualifications and experience you declared. Keep certified copies of your registration, specialty certificate and language evidence ready.
6. 6

   Register and license before you start

   Before the appointment takes effect, provide your Cyprus Medical Register entry and your Cyprus Medical Association licence to practise.

• Medical officer (Ιατρικός Λειτουργός), first appointment

  €57,696.16 a year

  Paid in 13 instalments; reduced by 10% for the first two years of employment.

• Cost-of-living allowance and general increases

  12.7% and 1.5%

  Rates at the date of the October 2026 notice.

• Horizontal incentive allowance for specialists

  €1,850 a month (12 months)

  Based on SHSO revenue targets; schemes can change.

• A&E allowance

  €840 a month (12 months)

  For doctors working in accident and emergency departments.

• Doctors' annual licence to practise, 2026

  €250 (€125 reduced rate)

  Cyprus Medical Association.