When you join Northumbria Police as a Police Constable you must complete a two year probationary programme.
After this, you can apply through a selection procedure to move to a specialist role. There are hundreds of options to choose from and the choice is yours. Here are just a few examples:
After this, you can apply through a selection procedure to move to a specialist role. There are hundreds of options to choose from and the choice is yours. Here are just a few examples:



Mounted section
Dog section
Scenes of crime officer



Public order
Area support group
Camera enforcement



Collision investigation
Firearms
Major incident



Football intelligence
Public protection
Surveillance



CID
Neighbourhood teams
Metro unit



Marine unit
Traffic
Air support