Northumbria Police Employee Reviews

Very few advancement opportunities and difficult to relate to managers. Although work is doable the training is not as supportive as it could be but work life balance is fantastic

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Challenging but rewarding

Team Leader (Current Employee) - Ponteland - 6 May 2023

Rewarding role, work family culture with a feeling of belonging. Strong team work culture which is needed due to the line of work. Making a difference in the communities that we are there to protect & serve.

Pros

Great rate of pay

Cons

Can effect well being due to the exposure to difficult incidents

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Ability to learn new things
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Clear sense of purpose

Stressful, demanding, exhausting.

Resource Controller (Current Employee) - South Shields, Tyne and Wear - 19 December 2022

Very busy role, short staffed both internally and externally. Work with some lovely people who are mostly fed up and disenchanted with the department. Need many many more staff. Good shift pattern and pay.

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Police Detective (Current Employee) - North east - 15 December 2022

Only going to get worse. Limited budgets, ridiculous workload. Ever changing priorities depending on government policy.Little support from the public and constantly vilified after making tough decisions

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Zero work life balance, zero salary and zero benefits

Police Officer (Current Employee) - Sunderland - 3 November 2022

If you want to help your community and keep people safe this is the job for you. However, if you don't have a second job you'll struggle to survive. Wages are good on paper but the reality is the opposite. £800 in deductions a month- ridiculously high pension (good pension but don't think of retiring before 60 as it's 25% off per year you leave earlier) Friends on 22k a year take home only £150-200 less a month than me; on 30k! Work 12 hrs a day, none stop, treated poorly by public and politicians for barely above minimum wage. Love the job but it's simply too poorly paid and the higher ups do not back you up. The job is fu*ked.

Pros

Help the public, exciting job

Cons

Poor pay, poorly treated

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Good career choice

Police Officer (Former Employee) - Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - 28 October 2022

Job security long hours good pay before off takes Not good for single parents or young families life work balance. Good chance for progression if you work for it. Variety in the job

Pros

Flexibility

Cons

Shift pattern and take home pay

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Good place to work

Business services cleaner (Current Employee) - Southwick, Tyne and Wear - 30 August 2022

Every day is different, sometimes challenging but rewarding. Plenty of opportunities for overtime if you want it. Can be a bit hectic if the cells are busy and people being brought in after arrest but it's never dull.

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Tough job. But great rewards.

Retired Police Officer (Former Employee) - Wallsend, Tyne and Wear - 7 April 2022

Northumbria Police is consistently one of the best performing forces in the country and they strive to be the absolute best.The 'job' is far from perfect. But as an organisation, they do offer help and support where needed.I'll give my honest opinion having just retired in 2022 with 30 years pensionable service.It's nothing like Line of Duty. Even the reality cop shows only show the good/exciting bits. It's a tough role to fulfil - no one rings with good news! You have to be prepared to 'put your had in the lion's mouth' at times. It sounds dramatic, but you will run towards danger, when others are fleeing from it.You must be prepared to deal with things that you've never encountered before. It can be frightening, exciting and very fulfilling all at the same time.No matter what happens, police officers are resourceful and well trained. There is always someone who can help and advise. Never be afraid to ask for help.

Pros

Job security, reasonable pay, team spirit, support from line managers, staff with honesty and integrity, diverse and non discriminatory, recognition for good work, a job that brings pride and satisfaction, lateral development available, promotion prospects available.

Cons

Long hours, regular weekends and night shifts, dealing with some of the worst in society, lots of paperwork and tight deadlines, stressful pressurised job, verbal and physical abuse from criminals, be prepared to change your views on society and look at people and things with cynicism, convoluted working processes, vocation not a job so effectively on duty 24/7 and you behaviour off duty is important.

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Poor Organisational Culture

Police Staff (Former Employee) - Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - 6 March 2022

Offers a very good range of flexibility to Police Staff workers to do the job - although bureaucracy and delays for the most simple decisions and tasks makes the job almost impossible on a day to day basis for the Teams. Wellbeing is promoted as a key benefit but is challenging due to the volume of work in departments.

Pros

Flexi Time and Pension

Cons

Lack of Management Support, Lower Pay compared to Market Rates, Old Technology and Systems

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Change of management resulted in change of direction.

Investigator (Former Employee) - Forth Banks. - 5 March 2022

What had been a decent department to work in suddenly became terrible. Change of leadership resulted in bullying and division of staff. People leaving in numbers poor moral. Good pay and some excellent colleagues let down by poor management.

Pros

Colleagues

Cons

Management poor

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Solid long term employment

Police Constable (Former Employee) - Morpeth, Northumberland - 10 September 2021

Every day is different shift work including nights. Good work colleagues wage pensions are good and secure for later life. The public can be disrespectful but it is part of the job. Excellent career and secure job .

Pros

Secure and long term benefits

Cons

Night shifts

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Not a good experience for me

Police Officer (Former Employee) - Hexham, Northumberland - 27 August 2021

My ex wife made it as difficult as she could for me to pogress in the Police but as well as that I didnt trust anyone I worked with, felt unsupported by the job and superiors and most of all felt no respect from the community

Pros

Free uniform and good rates of overtime pay

Cons

Working with criminals daily and then you have to leave the office to Police

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Dynamic and Professional

Communications Officer (Former Employee) - Ponteland - 26 August 2021

Good place to work. You are well trained and supported at all times to develop in your role.At times you have to deal with situations which are unpleasant and upsetting.

Pros

job Security

Cons

Shift work

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Avoid

Detective Constable (Former Employee) - Sunderland - 5 May 2021

This organization had a culture of bullying and nepotism among the upper management which filtered down the ranks. Overall it was a pleasure to leave!

Pros

Retirement

Cons

Long hours with no recognition for hard work

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Well balanced organisation

Resource Controller (Former Employee) - Ponteland - 21 November 2020

Cares for staff and their development. Caters for all cultures and disabilities. Promotes staff wellbeing and work-life balance. Offers good salary and pension.

Pros

Flexible working

Cons

Long shifts

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If your face fits

PCSO (Former Employee) - Morpeth, Northumberland - 6 October 2020

Very back stabbing, and if your face fits then fine. Seems the more work you do the less respect you get. Sit back and do nothing and you will go up the career ladder

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Good place to work

Detective Sergeant (Current Employee) - Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - 19 September 2020

Worked here for over 30 years in many roles from front line policing, criminal investigation department, major incident teams, safeguarding, management of dangerous and offenders,, running burglary and pro active teams and finally working on the intelligence unit prior to retirement

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Good job when i worked there

Detective Constable (Former Employee) - Forcewide - 22 June 2020

Changes have been made over the years. Practices have improved. Opportunities for advancement if you want it. It is important to work hard, and work well as a team member .

Pros

Usually good working cobditions

Cons

Long hours

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Good employer

Detective Constable (Current Employee) - Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - 4 June 2020

Served full service enjoyed time as investigator. Force has numerous opportunities in various departments. Job satisfaction and the thought you are well valued

Pros

Team work

Cons

None

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An exciting job with a number of different challenges.

Chief Inspector (Former Employee) - Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - 10 April 2020

Policing represents a good career opportunity. There is opportunity for advancement and to carry out a number of specialist roles. Every day is different and the challenges can be significant.

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Great job, shame about the culture

Police Constable (Former Employee) - Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear - 19 March 2020

I loved the job, and joined intending this to be career for life. Sadly my superiors had other ideas and made it impossible for me to have any kind of progression or even be considered for specialist training that would help me in my job. As a woman I was considered to be "up myself" because I was confident and willing to express my opinions, whereas men with similar traits were looked upon as leaders and really pushed to move on. This was several years ago now, and I really hope things have changed, but after 6 years of beating my head against that particular brick wall it was time to move onto something where my skills were appreciated.