Becoming a Police Constable in Kent - Kent Police

Protecting and serving the people of KentOrthopaedic and soft tissue conditionsDexterity, mobility and good spinal function are essential physical requirements for an individual to undertake the role of an operationalpolice constable.Illness/injury/disease Police applicant NotesGeneralAny previous injury (fracture, soft tissueinjury) or congenital deformity, causinglong term reduction in function of a jointor limb.ImplantsMajor joint replacement (total hip orknee).Assess on case by case basis.Internally fixed fractures (‘metal work’).Likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Unlikely to be suitable.Likely to be suitable.Likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Unacceptable risk to the prosthesis fromexercise requirements. Severe implicationsof prosthetic failure in an active adult.Risk of re-fracture at site of metal workwhen returning to more energetic activities.Endoprosthetic replacements. Unlikely to be suitable. Used in osteosarcoma surgery.Unacceptable risk of prosthesis failure orfracture around prosthesis.Knee disorderMedial meniscectomy.Likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Lateral meniscectomy.Ligamentous injury requiring surgery orcausing instability.Likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Likely to require further information,investigation and assessment.Risk of early osteoarthritis with associateddisability.Risk of re-injury in operational role.Osteochondritis dissecans. Unlikely to be suitable. Risk of severe knee joint damage.Assess on case by case basis.Becoming a Police Constable in Kent – Application process39