PS/559/BCH - SC4/SC4/A3 - Volume Crime Scene Examiner - Scientific Services - JPS

**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.**


The Scientific Services Unit for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire is one of the leading Scientific Services Units in the country and now has exciting opportunities for successful candidates to join this Unit as Volume Crime Scene Examiners. There are currently vacancies across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire but we are also looking to recruit for any future vacancies that may occur in all three counties over the next 12 months.

The successful candidates will join a team of Volume Crime Scene Examiners carrying out crime scene examinations in relation to volume crime offences, normally up to burglary although occasionally there will be a need to support Scenes of Crime Officers in the examination of more serious crime. Usually crime scenes are examined by locally based officers but occasionally there will be need for staff to be deployed anywhere in the three counties.

We are seeking highly motivated, resilient individuals with a focus on providing a high quality public service. A qualification or experience in crime scene examination or other forensic disciplines would be advantageous but not essential as training will be provided to prove competence in the accredited skills required to carry out the role. The Scientific Services Unit utilises a vacancy based career progression scheme to fill scenes of crime positions at a higher level.

The vacancies are full time and cover a shift pattern working between 08:00a.m. and 10:00 p.m. hours seven days of the week. The role attracts un-social working allowance and weekend working allowance. All successful candidates will be required to live within 30 miles or 45 minutes standard commute (whichever is shorter) from their posted base.

Scientific Services endeavor to reflect the diverse communities we serve and to build an inclusive workforce where everyone is valued and respected. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented or minority groups.

If you are an internal applicant working within BCH (Bedfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary or Hertfordshire Constabulary), please upload either your CV or a completed internal role summary form. This form can be found in the attached documents. Please note you will still be required to evidence against the minimum entry requirements.

If you are an external applicant, please ensure you upload your CV and evidence against the minimum entry requirements. To ensure the recruitment process is fair and equal, please do not include any personal details on your CV, other than your name. An internal role summary form should not be completed.

If you are successful at shortlisting, you will be required to evidence against all personal qualities and the entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile.

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

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

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 757777 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.

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.