Recent content by Bagnall

Out of interest. Do you have the medical/request for references before sitting in talent pool? Or do you only have a medical/references once offered a concrete offer and start date?

How often are medicals undertaken? Are they an annual occurrence?

Having come across this issue when applying for the fire service, I now understand it will be a hurdle in any future train related roles. I fail the ishihara test every time. However, I can pass the Farnsworth D15 test which shows I have a very mild colour deficiency which has no impact on my...

Hello I’ve made it through the first sift :). Can someone give me an example of a weekly shift pattern for a depot driver role please? And also if I was to progress to mainline what shift pattern could I expect? I currently have a very good work life balance , and trying to way up the pros...

Hello, I'm currently a serving firefighter and interested in the current job advert as a trainee depot driver at east midlands trains :) From first glance the recruitment process looks similar to the fire service, but wondered if somebody could give me more insight into what is involved at each...

Thank you. I will keep my eyes peeled. Are the mainline trainee posts not available at Notts/Derby? Or rarely advertised? If anyone can pm me details about the roles at Depot and passenger driver roles. Ie. Shift pattern, salary, time and path for progression etc it would be much appreciated.

Sorry to hijack, but I’m also a firefighter looking for a career change. A similar forum was a huge help in gaining a firefighter position, so hoping to use this for information and guidance. Thank you to the admin team. Please excuse my ignorance, but can how often do EMT recruit? What is...

Only just joined the forum. Looking to get involved in any future recruitment opportunities for EMT. Would appreciate viewing a successful application if your happy to share? How often are the recruitment campaigns? I’m based in Nottingham. So is it only really EMT I should be looking at?