Police Constables
Northern Constabulary are not currently recruiting Police
Constables and it is unlikely that there will be further
recruitment until 2011 at the earliest.
If you have applied in the last recruitment window we are
currently progressing all applications and will be in touch as soon
as possible with further information on your progress. There
was a large response and your patience is appreciated.
Due to the number of applications received it is likely that we
will have more successful applicants than places available and your
application may go on hold.
Applicants who advance through the recruitment process will
require to attend Police Headquarters, Inverness to sit the
Standard Entrance and Critical Thinking Tests. If this and
subsequent background checks are passed then they would attend for
an Assessment Centre, Medical Assessment and Fitness Test as the
last stage of the process. Dates for these are set as follows:
Standard Entrance Test / Critical Thinking Test
(evenings)
Tuesday 20th July 2010 (new dates due to large response)
Tuesday 3rd August 2010
Tuesday 10th August 2010
Tuesday 17th August 2010
Thursday 26th August 2010
Assessment Centre, Medical Assessment and Fitness Test
(daytime)
Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th August 2010
Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th September 2010
Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th October 2010
Successful applicants will commence induction and training on
19th July 2010, 30th August 2010 and further dates which will
be notified.
Force Information
We believe in excellence in community policing. That means we
work in a way that’s of real benefit to more than 300,000 people,
their lifestyles, and their communities right across the 10,000
square miles that we’re responsible for. It also means that our
Police Constables spend a lot of time engaging with the public and
getting to know their communities. What’s more, every location is
different and has different needs, making a career as a Police
Constable with Northern Constabulary every bit as wide-ranging as
it is rewarding. In fact, it’s a career for life.
Our headquarters are in Inverness, which is our principal urban
centre with a population of approximately 76,000. From here, we
provide the strategic management and development of the Force.
There are also urban centres at Dingwall, Wick and Thurso in the
north; Portree on the Isle of Skye; Stornoway in the Western Isles;
Kirkwall in Orkney; Lerwick in Shetland; Fort William in the south
west; Nairn east of Inverness; and Aviemore in the south. Across
these locations we have over 1,350 people, including around 800
police officers, 400 police staff, and 200 special constables.
Whatever crucial role they are playing, and wherever they are
working, we value the people who make up our Force. They come from
all backgrounds with all kinds of experience and perspectives. And
we champion those differences, because they make us stronger and
more efficient as an organisation.