Recruitment Update - 10/07/2024

We are pleased to advise that it is our intention to continue making offers of appointment, with further Student Officer Development Courses planned to commence regularly between September 2024 and March 2025. 

We will therefore continue to process all candidates through the remaining pre-employment stages and appreciate your ongoing commitment to pursuing a career within the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Recruitment Update - 11/04/2024

We are pleased to advise that the Department of Justice has now granted approval to implement the 2023/24 pay award for Police Officers. As a result, all Student Officers appointed after 1st September 2023 will enter at point 1 of the salary scale (£28,551). Following successful completion of their training, officers will remain on point 1 for the first year as a Probationary Constable. All Probationary Constables will move to pay point 2 (£29,751) after completing 12 months of the 2 year probation period. The Northern Ireland Transitional Allowance is also payable at the increased rate of £3,924. Please use the following link to access further information on the updated salary scale; Your Pay Scale.

Please check here for the latest information on the progress of the 2021 Campaign.

Recruitment Is Now Open!

We are pleased to announce that we are currently accepting applications. 

We’ll be accepting applications from now until 12th February 2025. Applications close at 3pm on the closing date.  

There are a few key matters that we would like to highlight, to help you prepare for our 2025 recruitment campaign. Full information is available throughout the Police Officer recruitment website, but in particular we would encourage you to familiarise yourself with the Student Officer Eligibility Criteria and get ready now so that you can present applicable evidence in this regard soon.   

You can also visit our Police Staff recruitment website where we regularly advertise Police Staff roles that may be of interest to you. Our Call Handler competition will also go live in January 2025. This in an entry level police staff role with responsibility for handling emergency and non-emergency telephone calls to the police service. 

We are looking forward to receiving your application. Good luck!

Update 03/02/2025

The Recruitment Team is currently processing applications. In the coming days, we anticipate getting in touch via email with those who have successfully submitted an application to confirm receipt. We appreciate your patience while we process applications. If, after ten working days of your application submission, you still have not received an email to confirm receipt, we encourage you to check and follow-up on your application to be sure you do not miss any important information from us. It is worth first checking your email "junk folder" in case our email has been diverted there. Then, if you are in any doubt, it is important to check with us on the status of your application by emailing us via info@joinpsni.co.uk.

Thus far, we have acknowledged applicants who submitted their application before 11am on Wednesday 29th January. Over the next few days we will be in touch with those who applied after that time. We appreciate your patience in the meantime.   

Reasonable Adjustments Request Process - Optional Webinar

During the application stage of the Student Officer Recruitment Campaign, we are offering applicants the opportunity to join an optional public webinar at which we will cover the Reasonable Adjustments Request Process which will apply for applicants who may wish to request reasonable adjustments relating to a disability or condition (this includes hidden disabilities or conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder and specific learning difficulties such as Dyslexia). Those who may seek additional clarity on the Reasonable Adjustments Request Process may find benefit in attending.    

Take note, at the upcoming webinar, Deloitte advisors will not discuss matters relating to the Student Officer Recruitment Campaign generally. Focus will exclusively be on the Reasonable Adjustments Request Process. 

Please read the Reasonable Adjustments Process - Optional Webinar Pre-Registration Information and carefully follow the instructions on how to pre-register if you wish to opt into this optional public webinar.