Hello I suffer from Epilepsy. My two most recent seizures were last year although when I take my medication it is controlled. I had an appointment with the Epilepsy Nurse at the Hospital. I told her my interest in taking up the policing profession and I had put an application forward for the police constable entry program (pcep) within my local county force. The application was past the national sift stage and on the online assessment stage although-withdrawn after the force learnt my inability to obtain a driving licence as a result of my Epilepsy and I just don’t know whether I can obtain a licence or not and they told me to first obtain a driving licence and then therefore apply even though I did state within the application I would require workplace reasonable adjustment. And I did state to them that I am Epileptic on the basis of being honest and truthful yet at the same time I got told the nurse this can be disclosed at the recruitment stage. So she told me by-having my application withdrawn and due to me informing-them of my inability to drive whilst also requesting for reasonable adjustments and disclosing that I have Epilepsy,I was discriminated. This is even after speaking with officers-who have told me there’s police officers within the force-who suffer from Epilepsy yet work the profession and the nurse did say that I could do a Helpdesk role within the police force or even be working as a second response officer alongside the officer driving and on duty.
Any help or advice on what to do please I really want to-enter the policing profession, it really seems interesting but I don’t know what to do next?