Type of contract: Permanent – Full Time
Shift Pattern: Earlies, Lates, Weekends
Rank/Grade: Police Constable
Directorate/Department: Local Policing – Neighbourhood Policing
Vetting level required: RV/CTC (internal officers may be subject to a Vetting check)
Location: Bishopsgate
Salary: As per national police Pay Scales
Who are we?
As City of London Police, we protect the people, businesses and infrastructure of the City of London, one of the most important and dynamic environments in the UK and globally. City of London Police is the smallest home office force area in the country, so does that make our job any less challenging? Absolutely not – because there’s so much going on.
City of London Police play a vital role in keeping the City of London diverse community safe. As a Police Officer you will be helping to making the city safer and deliver a valued service for those that live, work and visit the City.
Statement of expectation for the role:
As a Safer Neighbourhoods PC, you will be at the heart of community policing, working closely with residents, local businesses, schools, partner agencies, and community groups to address local concerns and improve public confidence.
You will play a key role in identifying and tackling crime, anti-social behaviour, and vulnerability issues while building strong relationships with the communities you serve.
- Patrol neighbourhoods and engage positively with local communities.
- Develop community intelligence to identify emerging concerns and crime trends.
- Work in partnership with local authorities, housing providers, schools, and community organisations.
- Safeguard vulnerable individuals and support victims of crime.
- Attend community meetings and local events to build trust and confidence.
- Deliver problem-solving initiatives to address long-term neighbourhood issues.
- Support wider policing operations when required.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience of working with external stakeholders
- Experience of problem orientated policing
Eligibility
- Substantive Police Constable with no operational restrictions
- Free of any live/ongoing misconduct findings
- Willing to work the required shift patterns.
The application and interview will be tested under Level 1 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.
Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job role will not be considered .
If you would like to discuss the post in more detail, please contact Inspector Merv Bundhoo ([email protected]) or PS James Bugden ([email protected])
The closing date for applications is Friday 28th August 2026 at 1700 hours
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.
[For internal candidates only] Please note that your application will not be considered without the completed endorsement form. Please ensure you leave enough time for your verifiers and senior leaders to complete the support of your application before the closing date.
Please note Officers who are not within 3 months of completing their tenure period, will not be eligible to apply for internal roles. This applies only to Officers who are not currently working within this Directorate.
The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.
The City of London Police is committed to equality of opportunities and continuously strive for inclusivity within our Force.
We strive to ensure all our information and services are accessible to and useable by everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please get in touch with HR via [email protected]
Benefits:
* In return, we will offer a number of benefits including a generous pension scheme, a free Oyster card for London (TFL) travel and subsidised national rail travel, which allows you to travel within a 70 mile radius. For further information please visit:
https://careers.cityoflondon.police.uk/working
The ATOC Rail Travel Concession allows regular serving police officers to travel on National Rail services within a 70 mile radius of London for a small monthly cost. This is a taxable benefit that the City of London Police negotiates and Officers make a contribution to the cost of the scheme. If you wish to confirm if your journey would be covered under this scheme, please contact HR Services directly as the 70 miles is an approximation. *
A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it’s vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.
The way we work is changing. With a few exceptions most roles will be able to accommodate part time, job share and flexible working patterns. We can also offer hybrid working patterns of home and office based shift patterns. Feel free to speak to us about any flexible working requirements.
The Force has a number of Staff Support Networks that can offer you support and advice. Applicants are very welcome to contact the networks directly if they need any support or ask any question before they apply. For further information on the networks and their contact details please visit:
https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/police-forces/city-of-london-police/areas/city-of-london/about-us/about-us/equity-and-diversity/equity-and-diversity-support-networks/
