No, transferring to Northumbria Police will not affect your progression to the next pay point on the salary scale.

Yes, you will be required to attend for your medical assessment and substance misuse test.

To transfer as an officer, you must be serving or have been previously serving (in the last 5 years) and have completed your probationary period.

We will do our best to accommodate your wishes for location preference as part of the recruitment process but this will depend on vacancies, your skill set and the Force’s current priority areas.

Yes, but, you will be required to make an application for flexible working which will be based upon the shift pattern where you will be based.

Yes, being on a career break does not prevent you from applying.

It is therefore expected that you will be fit and currently fulfilling your current role at the time of applying.

You can choose when to let your force know about your intention to transfer.

You should not provide any resignation to your current force until your pre-employment checks have been completed and you have received written notification of a transfer date.

You'll join a 3 day induction session at our Coach Lane Campus, followed by a refreshed Public and Personal Safety Training (PPST) taken over 2 days.