Pre-Employment Medical Screening (PEMS) assessment
The Pre-Employment Medical Screening (PEMS) assessment is designed to ensure you meet the health and fitness standard needed to safely manage the everyday demands of frontline police work. The assessment includes a health assessment questionnaire and medical examination which will include physical examination, audiometry (hearing) and spirometry (lung function) tests.
Following your Panel Interview (Stage 4), your details will be referred to one of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) approved PEMS providers. The provider will contact you directly to:
- arrange your medical appointment
- explain what you need to do before your assessment
- provide instructions about required documentation, including SD3 documentation.
QPS currently has two approved PEMS providers. QPS Recruiting will allocate your provider who will contact you directly to arrange your assessment.
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Preparing for your medical assessment
You may need to provide additional medical information or documentation to help the PEMS provider assess your medical suitability.
This may include:
- reports from treating doctors or specialists
- specialist assessments
- medical clearance reports
- information about current or previous health conditions or injuries
- confirmation that a previous condition has been successfully treated or managed
- confirmation that no further treatment is required.
Please take any relevant information or reports from treating specialists/health care professionals regarding any health conditions that are being or have been treated, managed, or monitored, including clearances or confirmation that previous conditions have been treated successfully and that no further treatment is required.
Providing relevant medical information when requested can help avoid unnecessary delays in completing your assessment.
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Meeting the QPS health standards
To become a QPS police recruit, you must be fit for policing and able to safely meet the genuine occupational requirements and demands of a general duties police officer.
Your medical assessment will be conducted and assessed against 'The Standard for Health Assessment for Employment as a General Duties Police Officer with the Queensland Police Service'. Each applicant is assessed individually against the requirements of the Health Standard. An applicant must meet each criterion of the Health Standard to pass the medical assessment.
The QPS Health Standards Extract (PDF) available on this website provides information to help you understand some of the medical requirements that apply to police recruit applicants. It is an extract only and does not contain the complete QPS Health Standard.
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General questions
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What do I need to wear to my Pre-Employment Medical Screening (PEMS) assessment?
You will need to wear comfortable clothing that does not restrict your movement (for example, gym attire).
Will the medical provider require any specialist reports relating to previous medical conditions/injuries?
It is very likely that the medical provider will require reports or medical documentation relating to previous health conditions, or injuries. Further information regarding specialist reports can be found in the QPS Health Standards Extract document linked above.
The provider has determined I do not currently meet the QPS Recruiting Health Standards. How do I get my PEMS outcome reviewed?
If you are deemed not suitable to progress following your pre-employment medical assessment, however have additional information/documentation which you believe was not considered and/or accurately interpreted by the PEMS at the time of the decision, you may contact the medical provider who conducted your original assessment to request a medical review. Any costs associated with a medical review are the responsibility of the applicant, regardless of the review outcome. You will only be allowed to conduct a medical review at the discretion of the provider and QPS Recruiting. If you are denied a medical review by the provider, or the outcome of your medical review remains the same (you do not currently meet the QPS Recruiting Health Standards), you may then go through the Recruiting Appeals process (further information is available at the bottom of the Recruitment process page) if you have sufficient grounds for an appeal.
