Police Constables2023-02-08T16:36:23+00:00

Being a Police Officer

Applications to become a detective through our Graduate Programme are now open. Our uniformed police officer recruitment is also open through our degree holder programme and for those looking to work towards the degree apprenticeship.

Interested to know more about the role and routes of entry? Sign up to an engagement event. You can attend one of these sessions before, during or after your application is submitted.

Choose your entry route

Choose your entry route

Male police constable

About
Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship

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About Graduate Detective Programme

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Degree holders entry programme

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What you need to know

What you need to know

Eligibility
Requirements

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Preparing for
the role

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Pay & Benefits

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Life as a police officer

From the application process and your training and induction to life as a qualified officer at Team NP. Take an in-depth look at what’s involved in the recruitment journey.

The application process

Click on each icon to find out more about the different stages in our recruitment process.

Start

Step 1 : Engagement Event

Engagement Event

Step 2 : Application Form

Application Form

Step 3 : National Sift

National Sift

Step 5 : Interview

Interview

Step 4. : Assessment Centre

Online Assessment Process

Step 6 : Conditional Offer

Conditional Offer

Step 7 : Pre-Employment Check

Pre-Employment Check

Step 8 : Final Offer

Final Offer

Step 9 : Start your career as a Police Officer

Start your career as
a Police Officer

Step 2 : Application Form

Application Form

Step 4 : Assessment

Online Assessment Process

Step 5 : Conditional Offer

Conditional Offer

Step 7 : Final Offer

Final Offer

Start

Step 1 : Engagement Event

Engagement Event

Step 3 : National Sift

National Sift

Step 3 : Interview

Interview

Step 6 : Pre-Employment Checks

Pre-Employment
Checks

Step 8 : Start your career as a Police Officer

Start your career as
a Police Officer