PS/297/BCH Scenes of Crime Officer Level 2

Police Staff
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Joint Scientific Services Unit
Hertfordshire Constabulary
Luton , Hatfield
Scenes of Crime Department
Permanent
Sc6-SO1 (Beds), Sc5-6 (Cambs) A4 (Herts)
Full Time
Yes
12.5% (Beds and Cambs), 5 Scale points (Herts)
***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 Scenes of Crime Officers. There are current vacancies at Hatfield and Luton but we are also looking to recruit to any future vacancies that may occur in all three counties over the next 12 months.

The successful candidates will join a team of Scenes of Crime officers carrying out examinations at all scenes of crime and other incidents including major and serious crime. Usually crime scenes are examined by locally based officers but occasionally there will be need for a Scenes of Crime Officer to be deployed anywhere in the three counties.

It is essential that applicants have recent and relevant experience in crime scene examination and a minimum of 2 years’ direct experience in the role applied for. Applicants should be able to evidence successful completion of a recognised qualification in Scenes of Crime or be able to provide a detailed training portfolio that is directly applicable to the position applied for. Successful applicants will be required to prove competence in the accredited skills required to carry out the role.

The vacancies are full time and cover a shift pattern working between 08:00 hours and 22:00 hours seven days of the week. The role attracts un-social working allowance and weekend working allowance. All successful candidates will be required to participate in the on-call rota and as such will need 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.

For the purposes of the application you will be expected to provide evidence against the four personal qualities below and the entry requirements:

• We take ownership
• We are emotionally aware
• We deliver, support and inspire
• We are collaborative

For the minimum entry requirements please include relevant experience relating to the role of Scenes of Crime Officer, training completed and any professional certificates obtained.
There is a word count limit of 500 words per section.

All applicants must hold a full UK, current manual driving licence to be able to drive medium sized vans.

For further details please contact Tim Cook, Principal SOCO (Cambridge Parkside) on 01223 823364.

Successful applicants will be required to attend interview - dates TBC

**Please note that this advert will be live to Redeployee's throughout the recruitment of this advert. Any redeployee that applies will only need to evidence against the minimum entry requirements of the role profile. They 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.**
27 August 2018

This opportunity is closed to applications.