Northern Ireland prison service (now recruiting))

holly1984

Hey everyone so has applicants for the 35hr posts started training then? I was told last week they were still only filling 40hr posts!!

craydon

holly1984 wrote: »

Hey everyone so has applicants for the 35hr posts started training then? I was told last week they were still only filling 40hr posts!!

I think I might have got confused somewhere along the way lol not sure at all now!

gman12

Hi Folks, First post but have been looking at the great info you have been giving for a wee while. I'm no 169 on the merit list and done my medical at the very end of September but haven't heard a dickie bird since. Fired them an email a few days ago but still no reply. No point in complaining though as I'm sure quite a few of us are in the same boat!

craydon

gman12 wrote: »

Hi Folks, First post but have been looking at the great info you have been giving for a wee while. I'm no 169 on the merit list and done my medical at the very end of September but haven't heard a dickie bird since. Fired them an email a few days ago but still no reply. No point in complaining though as I'm sure quite a few of us are in the same boat!

Hi! What positions have you applied for? Join us in the wait lol we all keep each other company complaining, speculating and sharing any info we find out!

gman12

craydon wrote: »

Hi! What positions have you applied for? Join us in the wait lol we all keep each other company complaining, speculating and sharing any info we find out!

PCO and CO and all except the 20 hr contract. One of my mates is already starting his third week in Millisle although he was very high up the list.

I also got a letter recently stating that I declare any convictions, cautions etc despite doing so on the earlier application forms. Has anyone else got one?? P.S it was a caution for driving 4 years ago so I don't imagine any negative effects from that.

craydon

gman12 wrote: »

PCO and CO and all except the 20 hr contract. One of my mates is already starting his third week in Millisle although he was very high up the list.

I also got a letter recently stating that I declare any convictions, cautions etc despite doing so on the earlier application forms. Has anyone else got one?? P.S it was a caution for driving 4 years ago so I don't imagine any negative effects from that.

Hopefully you'll hear something soon, I haven't had a letter like that! I only applied for the co position, in top 100 merit placing. No I don't think that'd effect it at all as I know of a police officer who had something similar for driving and they let him drive a police car when he was trained to lol.

October2013

gman12 wrote: »

PCO and CO and all except the 20 hr contract. One of my mates is already starting his third week in Millisle although he was very high up the list.

I also got a letter recently stating that I declare any convictions, cautions etc despite doing so on the earlier application forms. Has anyone else got one?? P.S it was a caution for driving 4 years ago so I don't imagine any negative effects from that.

Hey, I'm in the same boat as you. Medical done few months back and have applied for the same jobs. And not a million miles from you in the merit list. I got that letter too, get it back ASAP. Can't see a driving caution having negative effect either. Oh the wait!!!! Good luck

holly1984

gman12 wrote: »

PCO and CO and all except the 20 hr contract. One of my mates is already starting his third week in Millisle although he was very high up the list.

I also got a letter recently stating that I declare any convictions, cautions etc despite doing so on the earlier application forms. Has anyone else got one?? P.S it was a caution for driving 4 years ago so I don't imagine any negative effects from that.

Yes I got this letter aswell, have a driving conviction from 7 yrs ago so hopefully shouldn't matter. I'm not that far ahead of u on the merit list, applied for all positions except 40hr PCO. Was told not last week, but end of week before that they would be starting to allocate the 35 hr posts within the next 2 weeks. Everything crossed we might hear something this week!!!!

ukgirl

Maybe we should all just turn up at Millisle on Monday morning ready for work. Eagerness and all that lol

HighburyLad

ukgirl wrote: »

Maybe we should all just turn up at Millisle on Monday morning ready for work. Eagerness and all that lol

I agree!! lol, at least things are moving in the right direction which is encouraging

sharon1986

Hey guys all was ok with the medical. Now iv done n passed that anyone know what's next?

October2013

sharon1986 wrote: »

Hey guys all was ok with the medical. Now iv done n passed that anyone know what's next?

Yes Sharon, and guess!! It's now just a waiting game. Sometimes you can ring and see how they are getting on, but a lot of the time they are just waiting for the go ahead on numbers. If your CTC clearance and access NI are done and completed, soon enough you might get a letter asking to declare any convictions in writing. But for me that came over two months after the medical.

sharon1986

Iv had my CTC and my access NI done me completed and have had my letter to declare any convictions even before I hd my medical......

chantelle101

sharon1986 wrote: »

Iv had my CTC and my access NI done me completed and have had my letter to declare any convictions even before I hd my medical......

Glad to hear all went well sharon. Sounds like uve all the things passed now so just an offer to wait on!!!

sharon1986

chantelle101 wrote: »

Glad to hear all went well sharon. Sounds like uve all the things passed now so just an offer to wait on!!!

I really hope so, I think things seems to go pretty quick for me there as I am already CTC cleared for my current job

sharon1986

Beginning to get so peeved now. Called up to say I'd been told by doctor that medical was fine n just to c what would happen now. Was told that they weren't sure that they would get as far as me on list to even offer me a job!!! But when I asked what positions they were filling at the minute she told me that it's still 40 but by times she'd get to me it will probably be a 35 hour position. Anyone else find this totally contradictory information?!

Laura136

sharon1986 wrote: »

Beginning to get so peeved now. Called up to say I'd been told by doctor that medical was fine n just to c what would happen now. Was told that they weren't sure that they would get as far as me on list to even offer me a job!!! But when I asked what positions they were filling at the minute she told me that it's still 40 but by times she'd get to me it will probably be a 35 hour position. Anyone else find this totally contradictory information?!

I wouldnt worry. If they are only recruiting for the 40hrs role then you still have a great chance. Have a look at the posts from the start of 2013 on this board. People where getting calls right up until April this year for positions and they were in the 400s!!

chantelle101

Laura136 wrote: »

I wouldnt worry. If they are only recruiting for the 40hrs role then you still have a great chance. Have a look at the posts from the start of 2013 on this board. People where getting calls right up until April this year for positions and they were in the 400s!!

Yea sharon it is. On one hand they wont get to u and the other ull get a 35 hour post. It's taking them a very long time to fill the 40 hr posts. I wonder will they ever get to the co posts. Plus if they weren't going to get to u y wud they put u thru a medical? Think of it that way :-)

gigity gigity

Has anyone got the contact number for external appointments/recruitment?

chantelle101

gigity gigity wrote: »

Has anyone got the contact number for external appointments/recruitment?

If u go on their website in the recruitment section there is a list of numbers

HighburyLad

gigity gigity wrote: »

Has anyone got the contact number for external appointments/recruitment?

Did you apply Gigity for this campaign? Just CO or all the positions?

BIGD85

I am the same as you Sharon1986, i had my medical last week and I'm also CTC and DV cleared, i find it hard to believe that they would put us through a medical and not offer us a start date in training. Fingers crossed we hear something back soon.

sharon1986

BIGD85 wrote: »

I am the same as you Sharon1986, i had my medical last week and I'm also CTC and DV cleared, i find it hard to believe that they would put us through a medical and not offer us a start date in training. Fingers crossed we hear something back soon.

Yeh I know, surely it would be a waste of money?

sharon1986

sharon1986 wrote: »

Yeh I know, surely it would be a waste of money?

Have u called NIPS anytime lately?

BIGD85

I called a few weeks ago to find out if they could give me a time frame on recruitment as i started a uni course, they told me very little :-(

BIGD85

as i was invited for a medical i quit the course as i didn't want to be offered a job and then have to pay the full years uni fees so I'm really hoping i get in

gigity gigity

both positions, turned down the driving one.

sharon1986

She told me to call back in 3/4 weeks if I hadnt heard anything. So have it diaried to do so just then lol

BIGD85

I'm going to give it a week or 2 and then ill give them another call.

chantelle101

gigity gigity wrote: »

both positions, turned down the driving one.

were u offered a start date for the driving position gigity? Or at what stage did u turn it down?