PS/460/BCH - Sc 6 - Fingerprint Identification Officer - Joint Protect Services Crime
Police Staff
Joint Protect Services Crime
Bedfordshire Police Force
Headquarters, WGC, Herts
SFS Fingerprint Services
Permanent
Scale 6
£25,566 - £27,339 + £3354 Market Rate Supplement
Full Time
Yes
5.74%
**Please note that this vacancy has now closed and is available to redeployees only; it will not be checked on a regular basis by the recruitment team. It is therefore essential that if you apply for this role, you e-mail BCHCareers@herts.pnn.police.uk to notify us that you have submitted an application. We will then process it for shortlisting. If you do not notify us by e-mail that you have submitted an application, it will not be picked up. Please also ensure that you notify your allocated Change Advisor of any redeployee applications that you have submitted.
Redeployees who apply will be given priority over any other internal applicants for permanent roles up until the point that an offer has been accepted either verbally or in writing.
If a role is not filled by an internal candidate and is advertised externally, redeployees will continue to get priority over external applicants until a successful candidate has received a final offer of employment.**
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire’s Scientific Support Unit.
ISO accredited fingerprint examination work is carried out from a tri-force unit based at Hertfordshire Constabulary Headquarters in Welwyn Garden City. The unit is primarily responsible for analysing, comparing, evaluating and verifying fingerprints and crime scene marks and also utilises IDENT1, the national fingerprint system.
A Vacancy has arisen for the role of Fingerprint Identification officer whom will be responsible for the processing of volume and major crime cases.
The successful applicant will need to be an experienced Fingerprint Ten-print Officer or have successfully completed nationally recognised training in Fingerprint Examination. They may also be required to attend crime scenes and mortuaries to carry out effective fingerprint examination and recovery.
We would like to hear from anyone with the confidence and professional attitude necessary to undertake the role and duties of a Fingerprint Identification Officer as detailed in the Role Profile
We are looking for self-motivated individuals to join our busy team who have good communication skills, an eye for detail, and the resilience to keep trying even when faced with challenging and complex situations.
The successful applicant will have a good standard of education, ideally in a science related discipline with proven skills in numeracy and literacy and also be able to comply with the entry requirements of the role profile alongside a good understanding of the ISO 17025 accreditation standard.
If this is you and you can perform to the highest standards whilst under pressure, we would be interested to hear from you.
Please read the job description and role profile.
For the purposes of the application you will be expected to provide evidence against the four personal qualities below and the entry requirements:
• We are emotionally aware
• We take ownership
• We are collaborative
• We deliver, support and inspire
• We analyse critically
• We are innovative and open-minded
There is a word count limit of 500 words per section
If you have the required skills and would like to discuss this further, please contact John Howe – Fingerprint Services Manager by e-mail: john.howe@herts.pnn.police.uk
* All applications must be submitted through our online recruitment website by clicking the apply button below.
** Please note, this vacancy is open to Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Hertfordshire employees however, if you are on a Cambridgeshire or Hertfordshire contract you will need to resign from your home force Terms & Conditions and join Bedfordshire Police.
*** Please note that this advert will be live to redeployees throughout the recruitment of this advert. Any redeployee that applies will only need to evidence against the minimum entry requirements of the role profile. To do this if you are a redeployee, write ‘Redeployee’ in the other competency boxes and just complete your evidence against the minimum entry requirements in the relevant box. Redeployees will take priority over other candidates at any point during the recruitment process up until a final offer is produced and you will be notified if this happens.
Redeployees who apply will be given priority over any other internal applicants for permanent roles up until the point that an offer has been accepted either verbally or in writing.
If a role is not filled by an internal candidate and is advertised externally, redeployees will continue to get priority over external applicants until a successful candidate has received a final offer of employment.**
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire’s Scientific Support Unit.
ISO accredited fingerprint examination work is carried out from a tri-force unit based at Hertfordshire Constabulary Headquarters in Welwyn Garden City. The unit is primarily responsible for analysing, comparing, evaluating and verifying fingerprints and crime scene marks and also utilises IDENT1, the national fingerprint system.
A Vacancy has arisen for the role of Fingerprint Identification officer whom will be responsible for the processing of volume and major crime cases.
The successful applicant will need to be an experienced Fingerprint Ten-print Officer or have successfully completed nationally recognised training in Fingerprint Examination. They may also be required to attend crime scenes and mortuaries to carry out effective fingerprint examination and recovery.
We would like to hear from anyone with the confidence and professional attitude necessary to undertake the role and duties of a Fingerprint Identification Officer as detailed in the Role Profile
We are looking for self-motivated individuals to join our busy team who have good communication skills, an eye for detail, and the resilience to keep trying even when faced with challenging and complex situations.
The successful applicant will have a good standard of education, ideally in a science related discipline with proven skills in numeracy and literacy and also be able to comply with the entry requirements of the role profile alongside a good understanding of the ISO 17025 accreditation standard.
If this is you and you can perform to the highest standards whilst under pressure, we would be interested to hear from you.
Please read the job description and role profile.
For the purposes of the application you will be expected to provide evidence against the four personal qualities below and the entry requirements:
• We are emotionally aware
• We take ownership
• We are collaborative
• We deliver, support and inspire
• We analyse critically
• We are innovative and open-minded
There is a word count limit of 500 words per section
If you have the required skills and would like to discuss this further, please contact John Howe – Fingerprint Services Manager by e-mail: john.howe@herts.pnn.police.uk
* All applications must be submitted through our online recruitment website by clicking the apply button below.
** Please note, this vacancy is open to Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Hertfordshire employees however, if you are on a Cambridgeshire or Hertfordshire contract you will need to resign from your home force Terms & Conditions and join Bedfordshire Police.
*** Please note that this advert will be live to redeployees throughout the recruitment of this advert. Any redeployee that applies will only need to evidence against the minimum entry requirements of the role profile. To do this if you are a redeployee, write ‘Redeployee’ in the other competency boxes and just complete your evidence against the minimum entry requirements in the relevant box. Redeployees will take priority over other candidates at any point during the recruitment process up until a final offer is produced and you will be notified if this happens.
4 August 2019
6 August 2019
27 August 2019
This opportunity is closed to applications.