Could you help play a key role in making Hampshire and Isle of Wight a safe place to live, work and visit? 

As a Police Officer with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, you will work across an increasingly diverse community and face an ever-changing criminal landscape. 

We are recruiting for both Police and Detective Constable pathways. You can choose your desired entry route and we will support you with this as you progress your application and start in post.

What is the difference between a Police Constable and a Detective Constable?  

Whilst these two roles work hand in hand and both respond to victims of crime, Police Constables are at the forefront of the prevention and detection of crime, keeping communities safe and acting on emergency calls, whereas Detective Constables focus on the investigation of serious and complex crime which impacts the victims and communities.  

Both roles play a key part in responding to crime, keeping communities safe and delivering exceptional, local policing. 

Career Opportunities

As a Police Officer, once you have completed your Police training, you can choose to specialise in a particular area of Police work.

Police Constable opportunities include Criminal Investigation Department (CID), anti-fraud or road traffic, Firearms, Dog-Handling and Counter-Terrorism.

Detective Constable opportunities include Major Crime and Murder Investigations, Child Abuse Investigation, Economic Crime, Rape and Serious Sexual Offences.

With experience, you will also be able to apply for promotion to Sergeant, Inspector or Chief Inspector as your career progresses.

Please do not apply to multiple pathways.  If you wish to be considered for more than one pathway, please contact us on the Recruitment Team phoneline to discuss further. (023 8045 1611).

As a Police Officer in Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, you will work across an ever-changing criminal landscape. You’ll be part of an increasingly diverse workforce, and develop the skills and knowledge to deal with new and emerging types of crime. You will play a critical front-line role of the prevention and detection of crime and the criminal justice system. It’s a role that offers job stability and huge day to day variety. It’s a tough but rewarding job and we’ll work hard to ensure we give you the genuine support you need to succeed. 

Ensuring our staff and officers are supported at all times is important to us and although policing is tough it is very rewarding, and we will give you all the support you need to succeed.

As part of the role of a Police Officer, you could find yourself:

• Supporting victims and witnesses of domestic abuse.
• Acting on emergency calls.
• Investigating reported crimes.
• Apprehending, arresting and interviewing suspects.
• Collecting evidence at crime scenes.
• Dealing with accidents and incidents.
• Engaging with children and young people to change perceptions of the police.
• Working with emergency service colleagues from Ambulance, Fire and Rescue.

All new recruits will undertake our elite training programme where you will become a Police Officer from day one. 

You’ll receive world-class training and mentoring, which will see you develop the skills and knowledge you need to be able to:

•  Ensure public order and safety while supporting major police operations
• Put victims first whilst responding to and investigating crime
• Deliver exceptional, local policing
• Apply investigative skills and intelligence to solving crimes
• Deliver national policing objectives at a community level

You starting full time salary will be £31,907 including £2,000 South East allowance, plus other allowances and benefits. 

You will have the opportunity to earn over £48,000 after seven years as a Police Constable.  

In addition to the competitive salary and highly rewarding career, our benefits include, but are not limited to;

• Competitive pension scheme; 
• Generous annual leave allowance; 
• Retail, food and leisure discounts through Hampshire Police Leisure & Sports and Blue Light Card; 
• Excellent wellbeing support; 
• Gym facilities at several of our buildings; 
• Fantastic career progression including development and secondment opportunities. 
• A rewarding job where no two days are the same 
• Feeling valued in your community 
• Training and development opportunities throughout your career 
• Wellbeing support and advice, for professional and personal matters including an employee assistance programme, physiotherapy and an in-house occupational health service

• Access to supportive and active staff groups, networks and associations including: 

Mental and emotional wellbeing support 

Age Network 

BEAM Network 

Christian Police Association (CPA) 

Hampshire Association of Muslim Police 

LGBT+ Network 

Inspire 

Men's Forum 

Trauma & PTSD Support   

Menopause Support

We want you for the person you are, the work and life experience you have and the skills you can bring to the organisation.

We need people who: 

• Can deal with complex and sensitive cases,
• Are able to negotiate and deal with sensitive situations,
• Are empathetic and can adapt to new challenges,
• Have excellent communication skills,
• Are able to solve problems,
• Are able to write concise reports or other documents, 
• Are able to make logical, confident decisions,
• Are confident in resolving conflict,
• Are able to develop and maintain resilience.

Apply today to start your career with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary and make a difference to your life, career and community.

If you want to learn more about the force and our mission, you can watch this video.

We have entry routes that will allow you to become a Police Constable or a Detective Constable.

For further information and insight into the role, please click here.

We have four entry routes you can choose from, all offering entry for Police Constable and Detective Constable. Each entry route has different eligibility requirements, which will be outlined in the respective adverts.

Our Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP), is a 2 year programme where you earn as you learn, gaining a Level 6 Post-Graduate diploma in Professional Policing Practice. It is specifically for those with any degree or equivalent qualifications.

Our Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA), is a 3 year programme where you will earn as you learn, gaining a (BSc) Hons degree in Professional Policing Practice fully funded by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary.

Policing PLUS is a 2 year programme. Whilst you will not gain a qualification as part of this, you will receive the training to equip you with the skills needed to meet the complex policing challenges faced today whilst contributing to a positive policing culture.

Policing PLUS Graduate is our Policing PLUS programme which is specifically for those with a Level 6 qualification, which upon completion, will offer access to career development opportunities such as fast-track PC to Inspector Programme.

In addition to being able to demonstrate a good standard of Maths and English (written and spoken), you must meet at least one of the following criteria at the point of application:

• 2 x Level 3 qualification passes OR one Level 3 qualification equivalent to 2 A-levels (Or Higher)
• A qualification from outside England and Wales which the UK National Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) recognises as a Level 3 qualification equal to 2 A-Levels.
• Have completed and passed the Level 3 certificate in Knowledge of Policing or Police Law and Community Certificate.
• Have previously served in the military or armed forces, or similar law enforcement agency, and successfully completed the minimum term of service and have an exemplary reference, for a minimum of 2 years within the last 5 years.
• Have previously served in another emergency service (this includes Special, PCSO or other operational role in Hampshire or another Police force) and have an exemplary reference, for a minimum of 2 years within the last 5 years.
• Have at least 2 years recent experience in digital forensics-discovery and cybercrime investigations and a relevant qualification/training.

A full manual driving licence is required upon application.

To check the levels of your qualification please click here

You don’t have level 3 qualifications? If you have worked in a job where you’ve had to use your judgement, solve complex problems, built relationships you might be able to join us without qualifications. Do you have any previous work experience in the Armed Forces or in a role in law enforcement, this might be all your need to become a police officer.

Worried about your level of fitness? Whilst it is your personal responsibility to maintain your own health and fitness, we are very keen to support where we can. Please see here for ideas on how you could improve your current fitness level to achieve the required standard.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary recognises that being representative of all the communities we serve will help us to deliver a more effective operational policing service.  We, therefore, welcome and encourage applications from people from all backgrounds.  

To ensure every potential candidate has an equal opportunity, we offer support and guidance from the start. Whether you are just thinking about a role within Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary or have already applied, our Positive Action Team can assist you. For more information please email: positive.action@hamphire.police.uk

Please contact the Recruitment Team at police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk or call 023 8045 1611.