Vacancy Type
Police Staff
Area Command / Department
Safeguarding
Location
North Tyneside
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Reduced Hours
Salary Range
N/A
Closing Date
05/07/2026
Role:
Salary: Band 7, £32,874 – £35,772 per annum (Please note it is Northumbria Police policy to appoint at the beginning of the band)
£26,210 – £28,521 pro rata
Location: Middle Engine Lane
Hours/Contract: 29.5 hours per week (Tuesday – Friday), permanent
Working for #TeamNP
Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job – and that’s where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.
As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we’ll give you the support, training and time to carve out the career you always wanted.
As a disability confident employer, we promote a culture of respect in the workplace so everyone can feel seen, heard and valued.
Whether you’re a member of staff or a volunteer, you can also expect first-rate support to manage your health and wellbeing. With year-round events, a 24/7 welfare support hotline and a leading approach to neurodiversity, our initiatives enable you to be at your best.
Above all else, here at Team NP, we can offer you a career that is so much more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something that really matters.
Learn about our full benefits package
The role
Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Safeguarding Department as a MOSOVO Violent and Sexual Suppression Officer.
You will support the management of high risk violent offenders and potentially dangerous persons, monitoring, assessing, and mitigating risk in line with MAPPA processes. You will work closely with partners to share critical information, coordinate safeguarding activity, and ensure robust, consistent risk management.
Playing a key role in protecting communities, you’ll guide local policing teams, oversee offender management actions, and contribute to delivering policing priorities through a proactive and professional approach.
What you’ll do
Manage a caseload of violent offenders and potentially dangerous persons, monitoring release dates and ing appropriate risk management and disruption tactics.
Work closely with probation, prisons, and partner agencies to share information, conduct intelligence activity, and support effective offender management.
Contribute to MAPPA and related meetings, providing updates, sharing intelligence, and implementing agreed risk management actions.
Gather, analyse, and report intelligence from police systems to support both local and cross force offender management.
Identify and assess risks to prevent further offending, including progressing preventative orders and supporting court processes where required.
Sound interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please view the job description
What you’ll bring
Experience working within multi agency environments, with strong capability in risk identification, assessment, and mitigation, alongside a sound understanding of vulnerability and public protection.
Strong time management and organisational skills, with the ability to work independently, prioritise workloads, make sound decisions, and critically analyse information with a questioning and detail focused approach.
Ability to assess complex situations, identifying criminal, safeguarding, and civil interventions to mitigate risk, and to analyse information effectively to reach balanced, evidence based conclusions.
Strong team player with proven experience collaborating effectively across internal and external partners, supporting colleagues and valuing individual differences to achieve shared objectives.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with colleagues at all levels, partner agencies, and the public, while demonstrating empathy and professionalism.
Strong report writing ability, producing accurate and timely documentation to support risk management, alongside a high level of confidentiality, integrity, and discretion when handling sensitive information.
We know it’s important for you to feel that you’re not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.
Interested to learn more? For further information about the role please contact D/Sergeant Kelly French by email at
[email protected]
What we offer
26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays
NHS Fleet Solutions Car Lease Scheme
Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave
Flexi time – allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs
Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)
Agile working – option to work from home, your team zone, and spaces across the force
Fantastic market-leading public sector pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution
Corporate travel schemes – local rail, bus services and metro discounts
Access to private healthcare and eye test vouchers
Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets
We’ve invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service for the times you need that additional support
Access to gyms in some stations
Sports & Social Club – join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel
Cycle to work scheme
Opportunity to volunteer in local community
We are committed to building a dynamic, agile workplace where meaningful connection are key. For roles designated as agile or home-based, employees will work from a Force site at least once a week, with two days recommended. Hiring managers will be happy to discuss how this works in practice at interview stage. This approach helps build strong relationships, supports wellbeing, and fosters collaboration across teams.
Just so you know
Candidates with priority status will be given precedence for this role over other applicants.
Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a MOSOVO Violent and Sexual Suppression Officer with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re ing for and the values and behaviours that contribute.
The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.
We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, working together to improve the lives of disabled employees. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. In cases of very high application volumes, we may prioritise those who most closely meet the criteria, ing the same fair approach for all candidates.
If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via
[email protected] for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.
Use of AI in Applications: At Northumbria Police, we embrace innovative technologies to enhance our recruitment process. We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While AI can be a valuable resource, we encourage applicants to ensure their submissions accurately reflect their personal qualifications, experiences, and skills. Our selection process includes thorough evaluations to verify the authenticity and suitability of all applications. We value genuine and thoughtful responses that showcase your unique strengths and perspectives.
If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Management Vetting (MV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 5 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.
Terms of appointment
This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period.
If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to for any other post advertised internally or externally.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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