Transferee PC to DC Pathway - HC620442

 

 

 

 

 

Locations - Policing Districts in NORTH - (Basingstoke; Winchester; Aldershot; Andover), WEST - (Southampton; Eastleigh; Lyndhurst), EAST - (Portsmouth; Waterlooville; Fareham Reach), Isle of Wight (Newport)

 

Rank - Substantive Constable with PIP1 qualification
 

As a serving Police Officer, you will transfer on your existing pay point which will be between £29,907 - £48,231 per annum.  The South East Allowance payment of £2,000 per annum will also apply plus targeted variable payments currently available to detectives at £1250 per annum (subject to review every financial year).

 

Intake Dates:   December 2025 and February 2026

 

 

Transfer to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary

 

 We are looking for experienced Officers who believe in;
 

• Providing exceptional local policing,
   
• Relentlessly pursuing criminals and
   
• Putting victims first.
   

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary are offering the opportunity for substantive Police Constables who hold the National Investigators Exam and have an interest to train to become an accredited Detective to transfer to the Constabulary on a bespoke pathway with the overall aim to train to become a Detective.
 

If successful in your application, you would transfer to the Constabulary as a Police Constable, and following an initial settling in period, an assessment will then be taken as to establish whether you are ready to start the Detective Development Programme (DDP). An overview of what you can expect the pathway to look like is as follows:

 

 

• You start on a Hampshire and Isle of Wight Familiarisation Course, where you will learn about how HIOWC operates
• Your initial posting will be to an Investigations Team to imbed your learning from the Familiarisation Course
   
• After a short period you will then be placed on our new PC to DC transition programme* which includes:
   
  • Time working with a DC as a non-case holder
     
  • Your Tier 2 interviewing course and programme
     
  • Detective Development Programme course followed by a tutor period

 

 

 

*Please be advised that to be accepted onto the Detective Development Programme, you will be required to have Line Management endorsement, and it is ultimately the decision of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary as to whether it is approved for you to join the programme.  As such, by submitting an application for this pathway, there is no guarantee that you will be accepted onto this programme.

 

 

 

Essential Experience and Qualifications

 

 

• You must be a serving police officer from a Home Office Force with no current performance or conduct concerns.
   
• You must have successfully completed the two year probationary period and the Policing Diploma, or your forces equivalent qualification at the point of application.
   
• You must hold your National Investigators Exam (NIE) at the point of application. Your NIE should have at least 18 months left before it is due to expire.
   
• Hold the appropriate qualifications for your rank.

 

 

What Can We Offer?

 

A variety of opportunities within Investigations!

 

Once accredited working as a Detective Constable with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary there are a variety of opportunities available, with vacancies across local CID offices in each district. As well as specialist teams such as Child Abuse Investigations Team, RASSO, financial crime and Major Crime to name a few.

 

 

 

Working with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary provides a wide range of benefits, including:

 

• Opportunities for development and progression within force and become an accredited Detective Constable with your PIP2 qualification
   
• Working for one of the largest forces in the country means there are always opportunities to progress and gain new skills, we are players on the national policing stage
   
• An abundance of support networks such as Wellbeing Support Champions, Dyslexia Support, LGBT+, Inclusion matters and many, many more
   
• Wealth of benefits such as On-site gym facilities and Membership of Hampshire Police Leisure and Sport, providing a wide range of benefits and sporting activities

 

 

Why work in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight?

 

• Working with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary presents the opportunity to work within a variety of CID roles

 

• You will work in a supportive and high performing team

 

• You will be supported by experienced tutors and line managers

 

• Hampshire is one of the most interesting places in the UK to police with national infrastructure, ports, four motorways, and a real mix of urban and rural challenges which provide a variety of policing experiences, encouraging growth as an officer

 

• Great access to London as well as the New Forest and the South Coast

 

• Miles of beautiful coastline, with beaches, nature reserves and attractive seaside towns

 

• Two international airports

 

• Critical national infrastructure sites to keep safe including the ports in Southampton and Portsmouth as well as crucial oil refineries

 

• Packed with heritage sites, from the classic and iconic Winchester Cathedral to the modern naval history at the Mary Rose Museum

 

• Wide range of cultural and family friendly events, including festivals, theatrical performances and other outdoor events

 

 

Why not have a conversation with our Investigations Team?

 

If you have any questions about what it is like working as a Detective Constable or about the PC to DC pathway with Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, we would be happy to help. Please contact DC James Dickety at james.dickety@hampshire.police.uk or 07392 289961 or you can book an appointment via this link.

 

 

 

Successful applicants will need to;

 

• Satisfy all the relevant eligibility criteria and pre-employment checks including, medical screening, vetting and a fitness test.

 

• Be available to attend a 6 day Hampshire and Isle of Wight Familiarisation Course transferee course. 

 

• Once you have completed this process and accepted our offer, we will contact your existing force for information including pension, salary, service, training and unpaid leave.

 

Essential Documentation Required

 

Please upload your last 2 PDR's, your NIE Feedback report and NIE Pass certificate to the My Documents section of the form before submitting your application.

 

Competencies and Personal Qualities

 

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Please note: Our recruitment system uses a character count for your answer on each competency-based question.  If you answer a question and the system states too many characters have been used, please use this online calculator to help reduce the characters and to ensure your answer will fit.  In addition to letters, our system considers spaces, bullet points and other symbols (.”@) as characters.  The character calculator can be found via this link: Character count (successfactors.com)

Please do not use MS Word as a character count guide as it does not use HTML like our online system does. 

 

** Please note you do not need to add a CV or covering letter, ignore that part of the application **

 

Contact details for an informal discussion

 

Please click here for Transferee Frequently Asked Questions.

 

For an informal discussion please contact James Dickety at james.dickety@hampshire.police.uk or on 07392 289961.

For all other enquires please contact the Police Recruitment Team on 023 8045 1611 or e-mail: police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk