Becoming a Police Constable in Kent - Kent Police

Protecting and serving the people of KentCardiovascular systemSome cardiovascular disorders can impair fitness by limiting working capacity or by risk of sudden incapacity. Therefore applicants withmarked cardiovascular disorders will not be able safely and efficiently to perform the operational police constable role.Illness/injury/disease Police applicant NotesCoronary artery disease»»Symptomatic Unlikely to be suitable.»»Asymptomatic Likely to require further information, investigationand assessment.Congenital heart disease»»Corrected Likely to require further information, investigationand assessment.»»Uncorrected Unlikely to be suitable.Cardiac murmursBenign – likely to be suitable, else likely to requirefurther information, investigation and assessment.Acquired valvular diseaseBalance disorders and vertigoDisturbance of rhythmLikely to require further information, investigationand assessment Unless benign unlikely to besuitable.Likely to require further information, investigationand assessment.Likely to require further information, investigationand assessment.High risk of the operational roleprecipitating symptoms (chest pain) or acoronary event.Reassess after corrective surgery, unlikelyto be suitable if loss of cardiovascularfunction.Requirement to meet normalcardiovascular function both at rest andexercise.May compromise exercise tolerance.Usually a symptom of another conditionthat may make the applicant unsuitable.May compromise exercise tolerance.Operational role may dangerouslyexacerbate the arrhythmia.Cardiomyopathies Unlikely to be suitable. Operational role may precipitate acardiac event. There may be a decreasein exercise tolerance.Becoming a Police Constable in Kent – Application process30