Vacancy Reference Number
21787
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Number of Vacancies
3
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(B) OCU
Specialist Crime South
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Location
Barking, Hendon, Lewisham, Putney
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Band
Band D
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Part/Full Time
Full Time
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Hours per Week
36 hours per week
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Type of Contract
Permanent
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Job Advert
Job Title: Police Staff Investigator – Proactive Trident - 01
Salary: The starting salary is £40,519, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.
The salary is broken down as £37,510 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £40,141. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.
Location: Barking, Hendon, Lewisham, Putney
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Proactive Trident Team within Specialist Crime of the Metropolitan Police in a new post created as part of the Specialist Crime civilianisation programme.
We are looking for police staff investigators to investigate non-fatal shootings and viable firearms recoveries across London, ensuring evidence is gathered, risks are managed, and victims and communities are safeguarded. The role holder will work as part of a Trident team alongside Detective colleagues, providing professional civilian expertise to strengthen investigative capacity, reduce gun crime and make London safer for those who live and work here. Working within Trident will also provide a unique opportunity for career development across all areas of the Specialist Crime Command.
Working for the Met doesn’t have to mean patrolling the streets. Just as important as our uniformed officers is our 14,000-strong team of professional and support staff working behind the scenes. It’s these skilled people who provide the organisational capability to police London.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Conduct and progress firearms-related investigations, gathering evidence and intelligence to support prosecution and community safeguarding.
Manage and safeguard risk by liaising with local policing colleagues, local authority partners, and wider agencies, ensuring effective protection of vulnerable people.
Prepare and manage case files, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and compliance with legislation to secure successful outcomes at court.
Attend and process crime scenes, seizing and preserving evidence to ensure forensic opportunities are maximised.
Fulfil the role of Exhibits Officer, recording, storing, and submitting exhibits for forensic and digital examination, and present evidence at court when required.
Obtain and record statements through suspect and witness interviews (including visually recorded interviews), ensuring information is gathered lawfully and effectively.
Support warrant applications, attend searches with colleagues, and ensure seizure of material complies with legislation and investigative strategy.
Review and analyse digital, video, and other data sources (including CCTV, body-worn video, and third-party records) to progress investigations.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, internal partners, and external stakeholders to coordinate investigation activity and safeguard communities.
Contribute intelligence products, packages, and reviews to support wider operational and organisational learning.
Attend court as required (up to c.15 times per year) to provide evidence and support case progression.
Undertake the relevant Emergency Life Support and Public and Personal Safety Training
Complete the MPS basic driving course.
Who we're looking for:
Demonstrable knowledge of criminal investigation processes, particularly in serious and complex cases.
Understanding of safeguarding principles and legislation relevant to vulnerable people.
Knowledge of evidence handling and forensic preservation requirements
Skilled in investigative interviewing of witnesses and suspects, including use of visually recorded interviews.
Strong written skills to prepare accurate and detailed case files, statements, and intelligence reports.
Effective verbal communication skills to liaise with colleagues, courts, and external partners.
Ability to prioritise and manage competing tasks under supervision in high-pressure situations.
Experience working within serious or complex investigations.
Experience in case file preparation and presenting evidence at court.
Experience in working at or attending crime scenes, including applying forensic strategies.
Accreditation in relevant digital tools (e.g., XRY, CSAS)
Essential Criteria:
Police Investigative Professionalisation Programme Level 2 (PIP2) accredited Police Staff Investigator
Specialist interview training, Visual Recorded Interview (VRI) training, and exhibits officer training
Full UK Driving Licence
Benefits:
You’ll enjoy the kind of great benefits that you’d expect from one of London's largest employers.
These include;
Annual leave entitlement of 28 days plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service
Civil service pension arrangements
Interest free season ticket loans
Membership of Met sports and social clubs
Flexible working conditions and many more.
How to apply
To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply button “. The application process requires an online application form.
Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 14th July 2026.
www.metpolicecareers.co.uk
London is one of the most exciting and diverse cities in the world – and policing it is no easy task. It takes a huge number of people from all sorts of different backgrounds with a wide range of skills and experience. Do you have what it takes to be one of them? Find out if a career with the Met is what you’re looking for and what kind of challenges; experience and rewards you could have in store.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
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Required Languages
English
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Additional Information
CVF Staff Band.pdf – 971KB Opens in a new window
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The following competencies will be tested against during sift:
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We are emotionally aware at level 2
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We support and inspire at level 2
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The following values will be tested against during sift:
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Integrity
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Disability Confident Statement
The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.
As a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.
The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.
Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about police fitness standards.
Read our full disability confidence statement.
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