Post Title: Fingerprint Expert
Contract type: Permanent
Rank/grade: E
Salary: Starting Salary £42,220 + £6,920 London Weighting + £2702 Market Force Supplement
Directorate/department: Specialist Operations/Forensic Services
Vetting level required: RV/CTC
Location: Bishopsgate Police Station
The City of London Corporation is currently implementing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.
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. London City is the smallest borough in London, 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 Staff Member, 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 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.
About the team
The CoLP Fingerprint Bureau delivers an excellent, efficient service in all aspects of friction ridge detail work. They conduct analysis, comparison, evaluation and verification of finger, palm and plantar prints in connection with all levels of crime. Their work includes both proof of contact and proof of identity, bring offenders to justice by supporting the wider judicial and coronial systems.
About the role
You will be a qualified Fingerprint Expert, having successfully completed the Advanced Fingerprint Course. You will bring wide-ranging experience within fingerprint casework plus the ability to work well under pressure. You have the communication skills to express yourself clearly and work as part of a small close-knit team. An experienced practitioner with an extensive knowledge of the fingerprint domain and relevant IT systems, including but not limited to Ident1 and PNC. You will have recent experience in an accredited fingerprint bureau to ISO 17025 standard, including auditing of policy documents. You’ll draw on extensive technical knowledge, which will help you train and mentor the team’s more junior staff.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Provide professional, efficient and effective friction ridge detail examination to the City of London Police and external agencies
- Attend post-mortem examinations and hospital mortuaries for the purposes of taking finger, palm or plantar impressions from cadavers to establish/confirm identity.
- Prepare fingerprint evidence and, where required, give oral evidence at magistrates, juvenile, crown and coroner’s courts.
Requirements
Your application will be scored against the criteria listed below for shortlisting. Please ensure that you reference your ability, knowledge and experience against these points in your application.
- Qualified Fingerprint Expert, having completed the Advanced Fingerprint Course.
- Recent experience in an accredited Fingerprint Bureau to ISO 17025 standard, including auditing of quality documents.
- Work effectively within a small, close-knit team of specialist personnel.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK. Also, due to this role requiring RV/CTC level vetting, you need to have continuously resided in the UK for the last 3 years. This residency needs to be in the immediate 3 years prior to this application. If you do not meet this requirement, you are not eligible to apply for the role, due to nature of the vetting checks needed.
If you would like to discuss the role, please contact Amanda Langley or Jamie Latuskie on 0207 601 2369.
Selection Process
As part of the initial application process, you will be asked to evidence how your experience, skills, and knowledge align with the points listed above in the ‘Requirements Section.’
The application and interview will be tested under Level 2 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.
Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job description will not be considered.
The closing date for applications is Thursday 2nd April.
Following shortlisting, successful candidates will be invited to attend a competency-based interview, to be held week commencing Monday 13th April
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, would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, or have any other questions, please get in touch with HR via hrservices@cityoflondon.police.uk
Benefits:
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 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:
- LGPS Pension Scheme -Local Government Pension Scheme explained - Which?
- Access to Blue Light Card scheme -Welcome to Blue Light Card
- Discounts within the Square Mile specifically for City of London Police employees
- Free access to our Force Gym, Personal Training Instructors with a range of specialisms, and a large variety of fitness and wellbeing programmes
- 29 days’ annual leave + bank holidays, increasing up to 34 days with continuous service
- Season Ticket Loans
