More places open on wholetime firefighter Recruitment Days
Posted on 02 October 2023
We have opened more availability on our wholetime firefighter Recruitment Days.
You must attend a Recruitment Day event if you want to apply and only need to attend one event. All our Recruitment days can be found on our Eventbrite page.
We’ve put together a short video with Watch Manager Sonny Roberts that explains the process.
Nottinghamshire on-call and Armed Forces candidates
If you are a Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service on-call firefighter or meet the Armed Forces selection criteria and are unable to attend a Recruitment Day (due to reasons such as currently being serving members of the Armed Forces or live out of county, for example); please contact Human Resources on humanresources@notts-fire.gov.uk.
Timeline
1. Recruitment Days
Candidates who meet the selection criteria are required to attend one Recruitment Day. Candidates can book themselves onto a recruitment day on Eventbrite from 20 September 2023.
The recruitment day will consist of:
- Presentation from the Service about the role
- Fitness test (bleep test) Candidates who achieve the required standard 8.7 (42 V02 max) level will be sent a link to the application form.
- Varied job related tests
2. Telephone sift
Week commencing 20 November 2023
All candidates successful at the recruitment days or who have registered their interest will be required to undertake a telephone sifting process including On Call applicants. This process will be conducted by Futures and further information will follow.
3. Job related tests
Dates: 4 December 2023 to 15 December 2023 (Monday - Friday)
Venue: Service Development Centre, Dukeries Complex, Main Road, Boughton, NG22 9JE
All candidates who are successful through the fitness test and the initial telephone sift will be invited to the job related tests.
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service on-call candidates will not be expected to complete this assessment.
4. Interview and presentation
Dates: 15 January 2024 to 9 February 2024 (Monday - Friday)
Venue: Antenna, 9A Beck St, Nottingham NG1 1EQ.
Candidates successful through the job related test stage will be invited to an interview and presentation.
5. Medicals
Dates: Weeks commencing 19 and 26 February 2024.
Venue: Nottinghamshire Police and Fire and Rescue Service Joint Headquarters, Sherwood Lodge Drive, Nottingham NG5 8PP.
6. Swimming
Dates and venue to be confirmed.
7. Kit fitting
Dates: Weeks commencing 19 and 26 February 2024.
Venue: Highfields Fire Station, Hassocks Lane, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2GQ
8. Pre-employment checks
- Baseline personnel security standard check (BPSS)
- Standard disclosure and barring check
- Personal check (one reference from most recent employer)
- Check on eligibility to work in UK
9. 1 st training course
Date: 22 April 2024
Venue: Service Development Centre, Dukeries Complex, Main Road, Boughton, NG22 9JE
Candidates who are successful through the medical, swimming assessment and the pre-employment checks will be required to be available for the start date of this course.
This will be a 13-week course held at the Service’s Training and Development Centre in Ollerton. You must be able to travel to the training centre as a requirement of your appointment.
10. 2 nd training course
Date: 16 September 2024
Venue: Service Development Centre, Dukeries Complex, Main Road, Boughton, NG22 9JE
Candidates identified for this course will undertake medicals, swimming assessment and pre-employment checks at a future date.
As stated above this will be a 13-week course held at the Service’s Training and Development Centre in Ollerton. You must be able to travel to the training centre as a requirement of your appointment.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
We’ve put together a list of questions that we get asked a lot. Please look there before getting in contact with us. If we’ve still not answered your question, then drop us an email on yesyoucan@notts-fire.gov.uk.
Find out more about the role of a wholetime firefighter
Our website section on wholetime firefighters has lots of information about the role and case studies from people in the job.