A small number of our Police Staff roles require you to have a driving licence as there’ll be a need to drive police vehicles to various locations across our region. Our adverts will specify when this is required. We may also advise that travel is required in a particular role – in this case you will need to demonstrate that you can meet this requirement by other means, if you don’t have a driving licence or access to a vehicle. If a disability or health condition prevents you from being able to drive, you may be able to apply for support through Access to Work. It’s worth noting that some of our police stations and buildings are often in remote locations, however there may be flexibility on your working location depending on the role. If you have any questions please get in touch with our Talent Acquisition Team who will be able to help.

We are committed to tackling disparity in policing, which is reflected in our diversity and inclusion strategy Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Annual Report : Northumbria Police. Our goal is to have a Force that looks like the people it serves.

Since 2019, the number of officers from a Black, Asian and minority ethnic background has more than doubled; and the number of women in our ranks has increased by more than 30%.

Our in-house Positive Action team is on hand to offer support those from an ethnic minority background, whether you’re considering an application or already going through the recruitment process. To help you prepare for the role you can get in touch with our Positive Action team by emailing positiveaction@northumbria.police.uk.

To make our workplace more accessible to neurodivergent candidates, we continue to invest in educating our workforce around neurodiversity and how managers can support staff with neurodivergent traits. These colleagues are offered a support starter pack including a laptop with assistive software, noise cancelling headphones, visual stress pack, and a coloured pocket notebook. Changes to the working environment can be designed and implemented to make the working environment more inclusive via colour coded areas, quiet spaces and adjusted lighting.

Northumbria Police is among the top 100 apprenticeship employers. We offer several apprenticeship vacancies across a range of disciplines with a fantastic programme of development and support. If you are interested in an apprenticeship role, you can register for alerts to keep track of when a vacancy becomes available.

We embrace and promote hybrid working across many of our police staff roles. This will be specified on the job advert and should be explored further with the hiring manager at the interview stage. If you’d like to know more about hybrid working prior to application, you can fin the relevant contact details for the hiring manager on the job advert.

Police staff training can vary from online learning packages, on the job training, classroom programmes and other job-specific activities. If you are applying for a staff role in our Communications Centre, there is a set training plan over 8 weeks (Join our Communications Centre team – Northumbria Police). Other departments will have specific training plans that will be set out in the induction process.

We hold regular in-house workshops on general skills such as presentation skills, self-reflection and personal wellbeing. We also have an in-house leadership development programme to equip you with the transferable skills to become a future leader.

We are committed to supporting our staff and helping them develop in their roles. Your line manager will help to keep you on track with regular Performance & Development reviews where you set plans for your development and training needs and identify any skill gaps you may have.

All staff of Northumbria Police, whether they wear a uniform or not, are in a position of responsibility and trust. If you are successful in the interview process, you will be given a conditional offer subject to pre-employment checks which will ensure your suitability to join our Force. Our vetting process may take longer than what you may expect in other organisations.

Ensure you complete and return any forms to us as soon as possible so as to not hold up the vetting process. We do not give a set time to complete a vetting file but deal with them as quickly as possible.

Throughout your application journey, honesty is always the best policy. It is essential that you declare all relevant information during both the application and vetting stages. We will ask you questions but you should also tell us about anything else that you think may impact on your suitability or eligibility for the role.