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If you are interested in joining us as a Detective Constable transferee, please contact our Recruitment Team in the first instance. We are open to enquiries at the moment, but please note conditions may apply
Successful external applicants will be supported with a relocation package of up to the £8,000 HMRC tax free level on relocation costs, which meet the exemption criteria, including travel.
Joining us as a Detective Constable gives you choice and flexibility. We have roles in PPD and CID and will do our best to place you in your chosen role and location. We can offer full and part time positions too - all requests for flexible working will be considered and are dependent on the role.
Caseloads are varied, but manageable, so that you can focus on getting the right outcomes for victims of crime. Investigating serious and complex crime, dealing with high profile cases and going the extra mile to help some of the most vulnerable people in our society, you'll be expert in crime investigation and enjoy working in close-knit teams where you can make a real difference. You'll be responsible for the whole investigation process; initial report stage, planning the investigation strategy, court hearing and beyond.
If you have any questions about the application process, please get in touch with the Wiltshire Police Recruitment Team
If you are transferring as a detective:
We're working hard to increase diversity and inclusion to become representative of the diverse communities we serve. Our dedicated Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team supports people from all underrepresented groups.
Whatever your background, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation, we welcome you here.
Please contact us at [email protected]
We also have five active Staff Support Networks and a number of Peer Support Groups, as well as our Staff Associations.
To be eligible to transfer to Wiltshire Police as a detective, you will need to:
You must:
Please bear in mind:
The transfer process involves an application, interview, medical questionnaire and vetting. Once you have completed this process and accepted our offer, we will contact your existing force for information including pension, salary, service, training and unpaid leave.
In order to apply for any specialist role you must be accredited as described, with your skills valid and current, for example, Armed Response Officers within the Tri Force Specialist Operations Collaboration. When these roles are advertised you will need to provide, as directed, specialist operational skills and resources to any occurrence requiring firearms support for the Tri Force geographical area.
In particular, successful applicants will deploy to any spontaneous firearms incident, planned firearms operation or other significant incident or event anywhere within the Tri Force area.
This includes routine patrols of the Fast Road Network and crewing of armed response vehicles while also being responsible for the security and safe keeping of the vehicle and its equipment.
We're accepting applications now for experienced DCs.
Any questions about transferring to us or the recruitment process?
For an informal chat and to find out more about working for Wiltshire contact:
Or you can use the Contact Recruitment Online form.
When you are ready to apply, please download and complete the application form and return it to [email protected].
Once you have submitted the application form, you will not need to supply any supporting documentation or divulge your proposed transfer to your force until after your successful interview.
The Process
It takes around four to six months from when we receive your application. However, this is subject to organisational requirement, satisfactory vetting, occupational health clearance and the date of planned intakes.
Postings
These are determined taking into account both individual preferences and the resourcing needs of the organisation. Whilst every effort will be made to meet individual preferences this, regrettably, cannot always be guaranteed. There will be an opportunity to discuss posting preferences in detail at the interview stage of your application.
All postings will require the individual to serve at least two years in that role unless organisational demands dictate otherwise or officers are successful with a promotion application.
There are several things that may delay the process