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.

Upcoming Recruitment

Our 2025 Student Officer Recruitment Campaign will open for applications later in January 2025. We would encourage you to check back here regularly for updates. In the interim, please check the various other sections of the Police Officer recruitment website where you will find further information on our recruitment process.  

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. 

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