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Hi all,
Vanilla are planning an update to the site on April 24th (next Wednesday). It is a major PHP8 update which is expected to boost performance across the site. The site will be down from 7pm and it is expected to take about an hour to complete. We appreciate your patience during the update.
Thanks all.

January 2020 Recruitment.

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    #2852
    AlphaBravoOut
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭AlphaBravoOut


    BelfastGuy65 wrote: »
    Congrats! I had assumed that these results would have came back together? How long ago did it roughly take for your medical results to come back?
    Mine also only took a couple of days and SMT came back the day after medical result. They definitely seem to be speeding things up. Good luck


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    #2853
    Mcfluffers
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭Mcfluffers


    AlphaBravoOut wrote: »
    Mine also only took a couple of days and SMT came back the day after medical result. They definitely seem to be speeding things up. Good luck

    I would be absolutely delighted if my smt results came through this week! Things seem to be moving very fast in general now for everyone which is great!

    Side note - if anyone has been worrying themselves sick about mental health issues on their medical form and have read previous posts about being an automatic fail if you have been prescribed antidepressants in the last year, I can confirm that occ health 100% assess each case individually and it is definitely not an automatic no!


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    #2854
    JRR2021
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭JRR2021


    What exactly do you need to ask for from your gp for the medical? I’ve moved about a bit so thinking I might start trying to track down my medical history now…


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    #2855
    Mcfluffers
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭Mcfluffers


    JRR2021 wrote: »
    What exactly do you need to ask for from your gp for the medical? I’ve moved about a bit so thinking I might start trying to track down my medical history now…

    You fill in your medical questionnaire and leave it in your practice for the GP to verify if you have answered the questions correctly. If you have said yes to anything the GP can provide you with evidence like hospital reports etc.

    I could be wrong but I think most Northern Ireland practices are linked through a system called ECR - maybe just contact your GP first and see if they can see your complete history or not to save you calling round!


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    #2856
    Libby 411
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Libby 411


    What sort of times is people getting who have passed the PCA?


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    #2857
    Xxx1234
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭Xxx1234


    Libby 411 wrote: »
    What sort of times is people getting who have passed the PCA?

    Below 4m 30s


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    #2858
    Mark Mycards
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Mark Mycards


    So can I just confirm if there is an actual physical medical, or is it just forms to go to gp?


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    #2859
    Mcfluffers
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭Mcfluffers


    Mark Mycards wrote: »
    So can I just confirm if there is an actual physical medical, or is it just forms to go to gp?

    You bring the filled in questionnaire to an actual physical appointment with occupational health.

    You will receive the questionnaire after your PCA, if you pass.


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    #2860
    Mark Mycards
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Mark Mycards


    Thanks mcfluffers


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    #2861
    walkman2302
    Registered Users Posts: 87 ✭✭walkman2302


    Medical passed just waiting on my SMT results now.


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    #2862
    CG1324
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭CG1324


    When did you go for your medical? Congratulations on passing!


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    #2863
    walkman2302
    Registered Users Posts: 87 ✭✭walkman2302


    CG1324 wrote: »
    When did you go for your medical? Congratulations on passing!

    Late last week


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    #2864
    Heidibo1955
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Heidibo1955


    How long after you pass the pca does it take to be invited to do the medical? Also once the medical is complete and passed how long then until appointable?


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    #2865
    CLC93
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭CLC93


    Heidibo1955 wrote: »
    How long after you pass the pca does it take to be invited to do the medical? Also once the medical is complete and passed how long then until appointable?

    Typically you shouldn't be waiting too long for a medical invite after passing your PCA, I passed my PCA back in Nov and have had my medical pass from Feb (covid restrictions got in the way). You're appointable once you have completed and passed all of the PSNI managed stages, that includes your vetting. How long does vetting take to pass? Anywhere from 1 week (like someone on here recently) to 36 weeks and counting like me.


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    #2866
    Mcfluffers
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭Mcfluffers


    Heidibo1955 wrote: »
    How long after you pass the pca does it take to be invited to do the medical? Also once the medical is complete and passed how long then until appointable?

    I got my medical date roughly 3 weeks after passing pca, medical date was around 4 weeks after that so waiting around 7 weeks for medical.

    Everyone’s medical/smt results seems to take a different amount of time - I waited less than 48 hours for medical but others have been waiting longer.

    And like CLC93 has said vetting must be passed to become appointable. This is the most unpredictable stage as some pass extremely fast and others can take a lot longer


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    #2867
    Mcfluffers
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭Mcfluffers


    That’s me appointable - phewww


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    #2868
    walkman2302
    Registered Users Posts: 87 ✭✭walkman2302


    Mcfluffers wrote: »
    That’s me appointable - phewww

    Well done hopefully not far behind you


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    #2869
    9876mac
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭9876mac


    Who all is appointable and waiting for the call? If so, what sort of merit range?

    I'm 100-150 & appointable.


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    #2870
    Mcfluffers
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭Mcfluffers


    9876mac wrote: »
    Who all is appointable and waiting for the call? If so, what sort of merit range?

    I'm 100-150 & appointable.

    Appointable

    1-20


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    #2871
    Howdyfolks
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭Howdyfolks


    Apointable 200-220


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    #2872
    Howdyfolks
    Registered Users Posts: 15 ✭Howdyfolks


    The guys getting their medical results and SMT are these fast trackers or non fast trackers?
    Useful for trying to gauge potential start dates 🙈


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    #2873
    9876mac
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭9876mac


    I think they're all fast track but I'm not 100% sure


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    #2874
    walkman2302
    Registered Users Posts: 87 ✭✭walkman2302


    SMT result came back. That’s me appointable. ML number 80-100 so hopeful of a call.


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    #2875
    Mcfluffers
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭Mcfluffers


    walkman2302 wrote: »
    SMT result came back. That’s me appointable. ML number 80-100 so hopeful of a call.

    Well done! We should be in the same intake!


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    #2876
    NeeNaw21
    Registered Users Posts: 243 ✭✭NeeNaw21


    RECRUIT2018 wrote: »
    Anyone have any information on the results of the new uniform pilot that completed at the beginning of the year?
    The new uniform is going ahead. But this is the public sector. Change is always slow.


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    #2877
    JRR2021
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭JRR2021


    For those that have got the call- is it for July or August? Seen someone asking about a September call too?


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    #2878
    MUFC1
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭MUFC1


    I was go to in June, but had to put it back, they told me September but not sure what date.


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    #2879
    Shield
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 9,644 CMod ✭✭✭✭Shield


    Mod: Please don’t post exact dates. Thanks.


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    #2880
    180lm
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭180lm


    Hi all,

    I was recently made appointable (ML position: 120-150) and was trying to work out when we would be offered a training. Does anyone have a rough estimate of timelines for how the groups are progressing? i.e: what ML positions have been offered September training..

    Any help is greatly appreciated and a further well done to you all for getting through this far!!


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    #2881
    Mark Mycards
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Mark Mycards


    Admin, delete if not appropriate.

    Was just wondering if everyone from our wee pca group during last week got through, hopefully they did!!

    Feel free to private message if you don't want to put that info in public domain.


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