PS/701/BCH - (B) PO3 (C) MB1 (H) A6 - Head of Criminal Justice - BCH Criminal Justice and Custody

An opportunity has arisen to join the exciting and challenging world of Criminal Justice in light of a forthcoming vacancy. 

The successful candidate will have line management responsibility for a team of staff and/or officers who are responsible for the administration of all of the varied criminal justice functions of the Tri force working closely with the Criminal Justice System partners and key stakeholders.

The role profile identifies all the key responsibilities but these include:

• Working with stakeholders & partners actively contribute to the Post Covid recovery phase of the CJS
• Monitor and review CJS partners and key stake holders’ decisions and advise the 3 forces of trends and implications of court decisions to ensure consistency in prosecuting criteria
• Plan strategies to accommodate new legislation and national policies for adoption force wide to ensure consistency of prosecution policy and support Government key objectives.
• Provide legal and procedural advice to enable operational staff to make informed decisions at the beginning of the process thus avoiding the potential for wasted resources.
• Develop monitoring systems and provide statistical data in order to assess the practicality of internal systems to ensure these systems are effectively and efficiently improved.
• Developing policies and processes applying risk management criteria. Liaising with relevant agencies to ensure this is done effectively.

If you would like further information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact Supt Clare Smith on 07734068378 or the current post holder Carole Ward on Herts ext. 6502.

All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period in order to apply for this role.

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.

This vacancy is live to those at risk of redundancy and will remain open to redeployees until the conditional offer stage 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. Redeployee’s should notify the BCH Careers team and their HR Advisor of their application. All applicants will be notified if this occurs.

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.

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