Detective Constable - CID
Post Title: Detective Constable, CID
Type of contract: Permanent
Rank/Grade: DC
Directorate/Department: CID, Specialist Operations
Statement of expectation for the role: 18 month tenure period. Applications are invited from qualified Detective Constables who wish to be considered for the post of investigator in the CID.
Vetting level required: RV/CTC (internal officers may be required to undertake a vetting check before moving to the role)
Location: Bishopsgate
Salary: According to National Pay Scales plus allowances
Who are we?
As City of London Police, we protect the people, businesses and infrastructure of the City of London, one of the most important and dynamic environments in the UK and globally. City of London Police is the smallest home office force area in the country, so does that make our job any less challenging? Absolutely not – because there’s so much going on.
City of London Police play a vital role in keeping the City of London diverse community safe. As a Police Officer you will be helping to making the city safer and deliver a valued service for those that live, work and visit the City.
The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.
The City of London Police is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Description of Department:
You will form part of a team that is responsible for the force’s response to serious and complex crime. This is an exciting and busy role.
You will be a core member of a CID table, working alongside other qualified detectives and running investigations under supervision of your Detective Sergeant. There is no role in Policing that allows you to more directly deliver justice to victims and to bring the most serious offenders to justice than frontline CID in a busy City.
You will investigate, interview, charge remand and deal with witnesses. You will have live investigations and deal with prisoners.
You will be supported to develop your skills and after working an 18 month tenure you will be able to apply for other roles in the City of London Police which has a wide array of departments including being National Lead Force for Fraud.
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate an innovative and creative approach to problem solving
- Ability to work effectively to timescales
- Willingness to work as a team member to achieve goals
- Ability to work independently and occasionally assist colleagues who may be less experienced
- Investigative skills
The application and interview will be tested under Level 1 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.
Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job role will not be considered.
If you would like to discuss the post in more detail, please contact Detective Chief Inspector Kevin Ives, 0207 601 6793, Kevin.Ives@cityoflondon.police.uk
The closing date for applications is Thursday 12th February @ 1700.
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.
[For internal candidates only]Please note that your application will not be considered without the completed endorsement form. Please ensure you leave enough time for your verifiers and senior leaders to complete the support of your application before the closing date.
Please note Officers who are not within 3 months of completing their tenure period, will not be eligible to apply for internal roles. This applies only to Officers who are not currently working within this Directorate.
The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.
The City of London Police is committed to equality of opportunities and continuously strive for inclusivity within our Force. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly from those who are disabled, have long-term health conditions, and/or are neurodivergent, those with Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic backgrounds, female candidates, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.
Benefits:
We strive to ensure all our information and services are accessible to and useable by everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please get in touch with HR via hrservices@cityoflondon.police.uk
* In return, we will offer a number of benefits including a generous pension scheme, a free Oyster card for London (TFL) travel and subsidised national rail travel, which allows you to travel within a 70 mile radius. For further information please visit:
https://careers.cityoflondon.police.uk/working
The ATOC Rail Travel Concession allows regular serving police officers to travel on National Rail services within a 70 mile radius of London for a small monthly cost. This is a taxable benefit that the City of London Police negotiates and Officers make a contribution to the cost of the scheme. If you wish to confirm if your journey would be covered under this scheme, please contact HR Services directly as the 70 miles is an approximation. *
A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it’s vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.
The way we work is changing. With a few exceptions most roles will be able to accommodate part time, job share and flexible working patterns. We can also offer hybrid working patterns of home and office based shift patterns. Feel free to speak to us about any flexible working requirements.
The Force has a number of Staff Support Networks that can offer you support and advice. Applicants are very welcome to contact the networks directly if they need any support or ask any question before they apply. For further information on the networks and their contact details please visit: