Northern Ireland prison service (now recruiting))

Shawsy

weepete wrote: »

i've my medical this week so hopefully its just a case of them ringing recruitment and telling them i'm ready to rock and roll, ctc says its complete but seamingly that doesn't mean your cleared just yet.

Whereabouts are you on the list again? Dont lose hope just yet.

I'm 180-190 and my ctc is complete but no medical letter yet! I think i'm gonna be one of the later batches which is fine but just don't want to miss out if they fill all their slots before they get to me

At least you have your medical this week - only a matter of time for you

weepete

Shawsy wrote: »

I'm 180-190 and my ctc is complete but no medical letter yet! I think i'm gonna be one of the later batches which is fine but just don't want to miss out if they fill all their slots before they get to me

At least you have your medical this week - only a matter of time for you

I may still join you in the later batches may have to ask for deferred entry around mid octoberish! Hopefully that wont put me out of running completely. Have you called them recently to see what the craic is with your medical?

1967J

weepete wrote: »

i've my medical this week so hopefully its just a case of them ringing recruitment and telling them i'm ready to rock and roll, ctc says its complete but seamingly that doesn't mean your cleared just yet.

Whereabouts are you on the list again? Dont lose hope just yet.

Shawsy - do not know how they do it, but I had my medical a few weeks ago and they still have not notified recruitment - even with the doc passing me fit for duty - frustrating is an understatement, as this is all that recruitment are waiting on to provide me with a start date - fingers crossed I hear something this week

Shawsy

1967J wrote: »

Shawsy - do not know how they do it, but I had my medical a few weeks ago and they still have not notified recruitment - even with the doc passing me fit for duty - frustrating is an understatement, as this is all that recruitment are waiting on to provide me with a start date - fingers crossed I hear something this week

Absolutely 1967J -it's such a hard process to go through
I hope the ohs get their finger out and let nips know that you are good to go ASAP and you get your call soon!!

I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya

Shawsy

weepete wrote: »

I may still join you in the later batches may have to ask for deferred entry around mid octoberish! Hopefully that wont put me out of running completely. Have you called them recently to see what the craic is with your medical?

Yep rang on Friday to be told I would be called within 3 weeks but they also said that I would hear within 2 weeks, 2 weeks ago so I'm not so sure haha

missyk1

Shawsy wrote: »

1967J wrote: »

Shawsy - do not know how they do it, but I had my medical a few weeks ago and they still have not notified recruitment - even with the doc passing me fit for duty - frustrating is an understatement, as this is all that recruitment are waiting on to provide me with a start date - fingers crossed I hear something this week

Absolutely 1967J -it's such a hard process to go through
I hope the ohs get their finger out and let nips know that you are good to go ASAP and you get your call soon!!

I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya

Your next 1967j I can just feel it lol !
Hang in there, won't be long !

weepete

1967J wrote: »

Shawsy - do not know how they do it, but I had my medical a few weeks ago and they still have not notified recruitment - even with the doc passing me fit for duty - frustrating is an understatement, as this is all that recruitment are waiting on to provide me with a start date - fingers crossed I hear something this week

Delay in notifying recruitment could be due to the drugs testing process on your urine sample! Perhaps

grad10

weepete wrote: »

Thats great news, just very frustrating that some of us in the top 10 havent even had their medical!!!! God bless the merit system.

Did they give you lots of good info?

I know I started to think I've read my email with my merit placing wrong! I feel really guilty that you guys who scored better than me are still waiting! No didn't give me any info other than a start date ha, asked loads of questions but they're sending me out an info pack and assured me everything I want to know will be in that, so will make interesting reading!

Folks I think it's a good sign for those a bit further down the list - it sounded like a lot of people had dropped out and that's the only reason I got contacted.

Keep waiting patiently - it will be worth it!

1967J

weepete wrote: »

Delay in notifying recruitment could be due to the drugs testing process on your urine sample! Perhaps

Thats funny - dont honestly know whats going on - I spoke with OHS on Thursday past and they confirmed there were no issues - normally they get sign off from doc and docs go to recruitment every day in a secure delivery - in fairness to the staff at OHS, I have found them really helpful. They even said they would put my sheet to the top of the list - fingers crossed they know top from bottom - Will probably give them to Thursday and follow up with another call - good luck all

swl33t

grad10 wrote: »

I know I started to think I've read my email with my merit placing wrong! I feel really guilty that you guys who scored better than me are still waiting! No didn't give me any info other than a start date ha, asked loads of questions but they're sending me out an info pack and assured me everything I want to know will be in that, so will make interesting reading!

Folks I think it's a good sign for those a bit further down the list - it sounded like a lot of people had dropped out and that's the only reason I got contacted.

Keep waiting patiently - it will be worth it!

good to hear! I wonder if many other outside the forum are in the same position as yourself. Think I shall drop rec a call tomorrow and see if they can enlighten me :rolleyes:

1967J

grad10 wrote: »

I know I started to think I've read my email with my merit placing wrong! I feel really guilty that you guys who scored better than me are still waiting! No didn't give me any info other than a start date ha, asked loads of questions but they're sending me out an info pack and assured me everything I want to know will be in that, so will make interesting reading!

Folks I think it's a good sign for those a bit further down the list - it sounded like a lot of people had dropped out and that's the only reason I got contacted.

Keep waiting patiently - it will be worth it!

its a strange old world - only they know how they select and just shows that its not all down to merit placing but would suspect that his has a reasonable part to play in it - well done you

sydnor

Here's a juicy bit of gossip while I wait for a medical letter: I know someone, who knows someone who knows a candidate that failed the medical due to his BMI being over 30.

Out of the running, no appeal or anything.

weepete

sydnor wrote: »

Here's a juicy bit of gossip while I wait for a medical letter: I know someone, who knows someone who knows a candidate that failed the medical due to his BMI being over 30.

Out of the running, no appeal or anything.

1967j posted earlier that he had a bmi of 32.5 but as he carries well and is fit the doc applied common sense to it and give him the nod! Perhaps there was an underlying condition that failed him

grad10

1967J wrote: »

its a strange old world - only they know how they select and just shows that its not all down to merit placing but would suspect that his has a reasonable part to play in it - well done you

Cheers 67J. At least you know you are pencilled in, just a case of all the agencies communicating and then you'll get that call!

1967J

grad10 wrote: »

Cheers 67J. At least you know you are pencilled in, just a case of all the agencies communicating and then you'll get that call!

Communication - there in lies the problem - 67

weepete

weepete wrote: »

sydnor wrote: »

Here's a juicy bit of gossip while I wait for a medical letter: I know someone, who knows someone who knows a candidate that failed the medical due to his BMI being over 30.

Out of the running, no appeal or anything.

1967j posted earlier that he had a bmi of 32.5 but as he carries well and is fit the doc applied common sense to it and give him the nod! Perhaps there was an underlying condition that failed him

Plus they asked for your height and weight in the first lot of medical forms, from which they could calculate your bmi it would be a bit cruel to keep you hanging on if your bmi would rule you out and they knew it, never mind waste of money too!

1967J

sydnor wrote: »

Here's a juicy bit of gossip while I wait for a medical letter: I know someone, who knows someone who knows a candidate that failed the medical due to his BMI being over 30.

Out of the running, no appeal or anything.

Could well be down to another factor and this was an excuse given or used - my BMI is above 30 slightly - but I'm over 6ft and regularly run and cycle - not as much as I would like to but more than I probably should - also TRY and eat reasonably healthly - 67j

hayes_2012

I hope that is just an excuse why they failed him. I am of a BMI of 32, but train twice a week and play rugby on saturday, and gym every other day. I would say im overweight but i would be no where near obese. I feel BMI is a flawed estimate to a persons fitness for duty. Do they do a skinfold test or any other BMI test while in the medical? Still waiting for my medical and hearing about people getting their start dates is really worrying me.

Shawsy

hayes_2012 wrote: »

I hope that is just an excuse why they failed him. I am of a BMI of 32, but train twice a week and play rugby on saturday, and gym every other day. I would say im overweight but i would be no where near obese. I feel BMI is a flawed estimate to a persons fitness for duty. Do they do a skinfold test or any other BMI test while in the medical? Still waiting for my medical and hearing about people getting their start dates is really worrying me.

Well my bmi is 24 and I haven't been called for medical either so don't think bmi is the reason for not being called so far - they obviously have an order they are working through (I was told order of merit) but looking on here that appears to not be entirely the truth!

grad10

Shawsy wrote: »

Well my bmi is 24 and I haven't been called for medical either so don't think bmi is the reason for not being called so far - they obviously have an order they are working through (I was told order of merit) but looking on here that appears to not be entirely the truth!

I think the reason offers are a bit all over the place is simply because when the NIPS pass us over to OHS they deal with us separately, so they might not be giving out medicals in order of merit but the NIPS will have passed over the top 200 people's details or whatever. So your merit number will guarantee your place but they are just having to fit people into whatever intake correlates with them completing med and vetting so there are no empty spaces in intakes!

wanadrum

Congratulations to those who have got offers - I am very jealous I have to say.....

Hope that there are an awful lot of dropouts (about 300 would give me a chance).

Will have to update the list at some stage.....

missyk1

wanadrum wrote: »

Congratulations to those who have got offers - I am very jealous I have to say.....

Hope that there are an awful lot of dropouts (about 300 would give me a chance).

Will have to update the list at some stage.....

Thanks !! And hang on in there,
You never know !!

weepete

Well thats the medical done, didnt get told catergorically "fit for duty" but think it went well. Fingers crossed

euros1

weepete wrote: »

Well thats the medical done, didnt get told catergorically "fit for duty" but think it went well. Fingers crossed

Good stuff - not long now then

wanadrum

missyk1 wrote: »

Thanks !! And hang on in there,
You never know !!

Did you get 'THE CALL' missyk1?

1967J

weepete wrote: »

Well thats the medical done, didnt get told catergorically "fit for duty" but think it went well. Fingers crossed

Well done you - we'll all get in together - 67j

wanadrum

Username..........Vetting..........Medical......Merit Place.........Offer
Arrow99................................................<10
Weepete...........In progress.....Completed...<10
Steven123455....In progress.....Invited.......10<20
euros1..............Completed......Completed..10<20 ..........Got 'The Call'
Ali99.................In progress.....................20-30
1967J................Completed......Pass..........20-30
missyk1.............In progress......Pass..........<30.............Got 'The Call'
hayes_1991.......Completed......................100-110
josh2705...........Completed.....................100-110
Grad10..............Completed......Pass......100-120.............Got 'The Call'
elvis99..............In progress.....................140-160
Syndor..............In progress.....................165-175
swl33t..............Completed......................170-180
Shawsy.............Completed....................180-190
ShaneW1986......In progress....................180-200
Hammath1..........In progress....................240-250

Chimera9938..........................................270-300
kc29.....................................................300-330
Trex450.................................................320-340
Billysauce...............................................360-370
Cowtown................................................400-450
Triple-M..................................................430-450
Wanadrum...............................................460-480
Little Loki................................................460-480
SJAG......................................................460-480
Chountour...............................................470-480

missyk1

wanadrum wrote: »

missyk1 wrote: »

Thanks !! And hang on in there,
You never know !!

Did you get 'THE CALL' missyk1?

Yes on Friday wanadrum

missyk1

euros1 wrote: »

weepete wrote: »

Well thats the medical done, didnt get told catergorically "fit for duty" but think it went well. Fingers crossed

Good stuff - not long now then

Euros1 where've u been hiding

missyk1

weepete wrote: »

Well thats the medical done, didnt get told catergorically "fit for duty" but think it went well. Fingers crossed

Well done 'wee'pete