How to apply

Read the guidance notes provided within the application form (PDF) and make sure the form is fully completed – if anything is missing the process will be delayed, or your application may be rejected.

North Wales Police have an open advert for transferees and recruit for two intakes per year. Please contact us to check if you are eligible.

The following information is asked for:

• Personal details
• Training and Skills
• Qualifications and Experience
• Performance, Absence and Discipline Issues
• Details of your motivations for applying and reasons for seeking a transfer to North Wales
• Your preferred location and area of work/specialism for posting (please note this cannot be guaranteed)
• Provide 2 examples per CVF area to illustrate when you have demonstrated your competency as a Police Officer
• Copy of your driving licence (front and back)

We suggest you keep a copy of the finished form so you can refer back to it in the future.

Please read all these slides carefully.

This is the first part of the selection process.

Once you have submitted your application form we will review the information and your CVF Evidence.

If you pass the Initial Suitability Check and the force has a need to recruit to your particular skill set, knowledge and experience, you will be progressed through to the Interview stage of the process.

Pay attention to your spelling and grammar, as they will also be assessed.

You will be invited to attend a competency and values based initial interview assessed against the Competency Values Framework and at a level appropriate to your rank.

The interview will last up to 45 minutes and will be based on the Competency and Values Framework [PDF] and your research into North Wales Police.

We are flexible in terms of language used in the interview. You will need to let us know whether you want to speak in English or Welsh, or a combination of both if that is easier for you. The interview is not a test of your Welsh skills.

If you pass the Interview process, you will be progressed through to the Conditional Offer stage of the process.

The following sections outline the pre-employment checks that will be undertaken as part of the transferee recruitment process.

Those successful at pre-employment checks will be issued a formal offer and progressed to an intake date.

Preferences on posting will be considered. However, please note that whilst current role, specialisms and training will be considered when identifying postings we must also meet operational demand and so are unable to guarantee individual preferences.

If you are not able to accept the initial posting that is offered to you, a further posting may be considered however cannot be guaranteed. If after this you are still in a position where you are not able to accept your posting, your application will be placed on hold.

Here at North Wales Police we actively encourage all our staff and officers to use Welsh in their daily lives at work.

Therefore, we ask all new police officers to demonstrate basic skills in the Welsh language (level 2 ).

The review will take place in an informal manner with a sympathetic Welsh speaker. We offer support and guidance to help you achieve the required level for the role.

We also have online learning resources that may assist you with your learning. Please note it is a spoken review - there is no written test.

If you are a fluent Welsh language speaker or went to an all Welsh speaking school then you won’t need to complete the review. This will be verified during the process.

You will be sent an email from our vetting system to complete the vetting forms as part of your checks. Please ensure you complete this information promptly to ensure no delays in the process.

We will contact your current force to obtain an employment reference. We will not contact them without your permission.

You will be asked to communicate with your current force for your fingerprint and DNA sample to be transferred and sent over to us and stored on the Police Elimination Database. You will be asked to come to Police Headquarters during the pre-employment stage to undertake a drugs test.

Policing has never been an easy job. You will be required to handle a variety of situations involving physically challenging tasks.

You will need strength, agility and stamina to deal effectively with situations as well as to defend yourself and others. You also need to be fit to handle police equipment safely and to work shifts.

The fitness test is a way for us to ensure you are fit enough to cope with the demands of the job.

Learn more about what the test involves [PDF].

You will have been given a medical history questionnaire and an optician’s form. These must be completed by your doctor and optician – please note that they may charge you for doing this, and it can take up to four weeks to return the forms to you.

Once the recruitment stage is complete and checks have been cleared, we will process you to start on the relevant intake date. Your first few weeks will be training, and we do take your individual training requirements into consideration also.

Return your completed application form to:

Recruitment Department
North Wales Police Headquarters
Glan-y-Don
Colwyn Bay
LL29 8AW

Or email: [email protected]