Please note: This role is a Transferee Constable role - to be eligible to apply, you must already be a substantive Police Officer from a UK Home Office Police Force .
Are you ready for a new challenge?
Would you like to be part of a hugely rewarding area of policing—one that offers the chance to make a real difference in the lives of people across the West Midlands?
West Midlands Police is currently recruiting experienced and passionate Transferees at the rank of Constable and Detective Constable , as well as aspiring transferees working towards their Detective status , to join one of our most dynamic and impactful departments.
The West Midlands is a vibrant, urban region with a richly diverse population of 2.8 million people—around 30% of whom come from ethnic minority backgrounds. Our communities are at the heart of everything we do.
Our Public Protection Department (PPU) is committed to investigative excellence and securing justice for the most vulnerable members of our society. Every day, our dedicated teams tackle some of the most complex and sensitive cases, achieving extraordinary outcomes.
We are currently recruiting into the following specialist teams:
- Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) Investigation
- Child Abuse Investigation and Safeguarding
- Online Child Sexual Exploitation Team (OCSET)
- Domestic Abuse Investigation and Safeguarding
- Missing Person Investigations and Safeguarding
- Sex Offender Management
- Stalking Prevention
- Force Review Team
- Service Improvement Team
- Civil Interventions Team
Eligibility Criteria
To apply, all applicants must be:
- Substantive in the rank of Constable
- Serving (or have served) with a Home Office Force
- The candidate must be PIP 2 accredited, in the process of becoming PIP 2 accredited or be willing undertake the PIP accreditation and participate in the necessary processes and training to achieve this.
- Be able to pass the 15 metre JRFT to bleep level 5.4
- Be able to provide a fully auditable training record
- Be able to pass the necessary vetting and medical health and assessment screening
- Have no outstanding discipline or integrity issues
- We support officers with flexible and part-time working.
- Have a good understanding of the investigation process
- Have strong communication and interpersonal skills to be able to build relationships with victims, internal colleagues and external partners to promote collaborative working.
- Ability to effectively plan, prioritise & manager risk
Recruitment Process:
- Application Form
- Interview or career discussion
- Vetting and pre-employment checks including a medical assessment, fitness test
- References
- Final offer
- After transfer, a WMP conversion course (role profile dependent).
Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public, and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold.
Our teams are based in 24 Police Stations across the West Midlands. Although we aim to post you to a role in line with your preferences and experience, postings will be decided in line with organisational needs.
Hours: Teams works a range of shift patterns that include some late shifts and weekends.
Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Recruitment Vetting and Counter Terrorism Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.
Medical: Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test.
Contacts:
If you are interested in transferring to West Midlands Police and joining our PPU Team, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with some of our team below:
West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a ‘Disability Confident Interview Scheme’ - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.
It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.
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