Merseyside Police
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Merseyside Police Recruitment
Why Join Merseyside Police
Policing on Merseyside is dynamic, challenging, rewarding, and we take pride in everything we do. We are one of the best performing urban Forces as graded by HMICFRS and our strategy is to put the communities of Merseyside first in all we do. We have a strong focus on continuous improvement with particular emphasis on our approach to:
- Reducing Violence Against Women and Girls
- Tackling Serious Organised Crime and County Lines
- Enhancing our approach to Diversity and Inclusion
- Building trust and legitimacy through our approach to Community Engagement
Merseyside is one of the smallest geographical forces, although serves a diverse population in a challenging policing area, responding to almost 1 million calls for service per year.
Our Force Strategy
Our vision is to put our communities first – we are committed to preventing crime and anti-social behaviour, through our developing approach to preventative policing, in order that we reduce the number of victims particularly those crimes that cause high harm. We are evolving our approach with the PCC to supporting victims of crime and we are dedicated to bringing more offenders to justice, whilst building in diversionary and preventative approaches.
The Opportunity to Develop Your Career with Us
We are looking for talented substantive Constables who have the drive and energy to support the force in providing a policing service that puts our communities at the heart of everything we do. The candidates must be active in their commitment to building a diverse and inclusive force that is representative of our communities.
We operate across multiple functions such as:
Basic Command Unit (Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley & St Helens, Liverpool)
- Response
- Neighbourhood
- Proactive
- Performance & Compliance
- CID (PIP2)
- Public Protection (PIP2)
Centralised Crime (PIP2)
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- Major Incident Team
- Serious & Organised Crime
- Economic Crime Team
- Priority Crime Team (Firearms, Burglary, Drugs)
Centralised Public Protection Unit (PIP2)
- Child Sexual Exploitation Team
- Online Child Abuse Team
- Unity Team
- Sex Offender Unit
Contact & Crime Management
- Crime Management Unit
- Missing Persons Unit
- Mental health Triage
Matrix
- Operations (Armed/Drone/Dogs/Mounted)
- Roads Policing Unit (PIP1/PIP2 mix)
- Disruption & Fugitive
- Force Operations (Airport/CCTV/Events Planning/Licensing)
Force Intelligence Bureau (PIP1)
- Crime Intelligence
- Covert Intelligence
- Forensics
Counter Terrorism Merseyside (PIP1/PIP2 mix)
Professional Standards & Anti-Corruption (PIP1/PIP2 mix)
Supporting Functions
- Academy
- Community Engagement
- Fairness in Policing
- Legal Services (Civil Lit, Preventative Orders)
Although the above outlines the functions within Merseyside Police, please note being able to accommodate your posting preference will depend upon available/upcoming vacancies at the point you reach the final pre-employment checks phase of your application. Vacancies will not be reserved prior to you reaching this phase.
Our Simple Transferee Process
- Online Application Form - answering a few simple questions about your experience and preferred posting/location
- Initial Suitability Check - confirming you are substantive, from a home office force and do not have any active complaints
- Structured Interview - interviews will be conducted in person against the Competency and Values Framework (CVF) | College of Policing
- Discussion of posting and start date taking into account, preferences, location, and vacancies within the force
- Fitness Test (if not valid from home force), medical, Vetting, PDR/Suitability form/ Line Manager Appraisal from your current force, and Skill verification
- Final Offer and confirmed start date/posting details
- Reference obtained from your home force confirming service dates etc.
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The Equality Act 2010
The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful to discriminate against a disabled person in all areas of employment, including recruitment. The Police Service welcomes people with disabilities and will do its best to make reasonable adjustments to the working arrangements and/or the working environment providing it is possible to do so.
If you have a disability and you require support with your application, please let us know so we can consider and support you with any reasonable adjustments you may require. Should you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know during the selection process. For further information, please contact the People Services Contact Centre at careers@merseyside.police.uk
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
Building a workforce that represents our communities is important to us. We aim to attract & keep people with the best skills & highest potential. We want to attract a diverse range of individuals into our force who might not have considered a career with us before.
We particularly welcome applications from women and black & ethnic minority candidates.
To help us achieve a workforce that represents our communities, we have a dedicated team working to encourage people from diverse communities to build their career with us. They provide support & guidance throughout the application process to candidates from under-represented groups.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will work with you to ensure you have the support you need.
To find out more about the support on offer from our dedicated Outreach team, please click here or contact us at Outreach@merseyside.police.uk
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