PS/782/BCH - (B) SC5/6 (C) SC5 (H) A3 - BCH Vetting Officer - Vetting Unit - Professional Standards

The Beds, Cambs & Herts Police Vetting Unit are looking for potential Vetting Officers to make reasonable and proportionate decisions on a case by case basis, about the suitability of applicants to the workforce or their continued presence in the workforce. It is a complex and responsible job.

You will need a genuine interest in people and an inquisitive mind into both information disclosed by applicants and data found on the systems you’ll have access to.  You will separate what is relevant and what isn’t as well as challenge to get to the truth about a particular matter.

In this vital role, through your verbal or written communication you’ll put individuals at ease and encourage them to be open about personal and sensitive matters. This could include everything from, criminality, family history, social life and personal relationships to financial affairs and social network behaviour. It takes diplomacy, discretion and emotional intelligence to find honest answers. You will need to instil trust and support to discover unedited life stories which requires both empathy and assertiveness.

You will build rapport with applicants and have an innate sense for the truth. You’ll know when to dig a little deeper, with the ability to spot inaccuracies or inconsistencies. No matter what you hear or see, you will remain professional and fair. You will need to challenge the information with either the applicant or others both verbally and in writing.  Report writing must be balanced, succinct and clear and decision making in line with the police national decision model, summarising your analysis and recommending or deciding whether someone should hold a particular Police Security or National Security Vetting clearance.

Your interactions and vetting decisions must be without conscious or unconscious bias and will be open to scrutiny.  In line with the Police Service in general, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and characteristics.

Vetting Officers see the good, the bad, and everything in between. It’s about having insightful, confidential communication with people to build a full picture of who they are and excluding individuals who have unsuitable characteristics. By doing so, you are helping to keep local communities protected and safe and ensuring public confidence in policing.

This is on the whole a weekday office-based job using various databases to help you but on occasions you will need to be able to conduct interviews of applicants with a vetting colleague. You will work on cases as part of the National Security Vetting process, and will interact with anti-corruption colleagues and review vetting after misconduct cases have taken place.

   
In return, you’ll have a rewarding, varied and fulfilling job as part of a skilled and experienced team who play a vital part in keeping the community safe and upholding ethical policing standards.

For further information regarding the vacancy please contact the BCH Vetting team (BCHvetting@herts.pnn.police.uk) please quote the vacancy reference number in your correspondence. 

Internal applicants within Bedfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary or Hertfordshire Constabulary (BCH), should upload either a CV or a completed ‘Staff internal role summary’ form, which can be found in the vacancy documents below. Please note you will be required to provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. 

External applicants should ensure that their current CV is uploaded and provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. To ensure the recruitment process is fair and equal, please do not include personal details on your CV other than your name. 

All applications must be submitted through our online recruitment website by clicking the apply button below. 

This force is a Disability Confident employer. Should you require any reasonable adjustments for your application process, please contact the HR Service Centre on 01438 75(7777) or the manager contact for this role directly. We also offer the guaranteed interview scheme; this means that all candidates with a disability covered by the Equality Act 2010, who meet the minimum entry requirements for the role, will be invited to attend an interview. 

This vacancy is live to those at risk of redundancy throughout the recruitment process. Any redeployee that wishes to apply should apply through the redeployment portal and provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. Redeployees will take priority over other applicants at any point during the recruitment process up until a start date is agreed. Redeployees should notify the HR Service Centre at BCHCareers@herts.pnn.police.uk and their HR advisor of their application. All applicants will be notified if this occurs. 

It is recommended that you download and store a copy of the role profile as this will no longer be available once the advert has closed.

Everyone at BCH (Beds, Cambs & Herts Police) take personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish.