Inspector – Staffordshire Police
Location: Staffordshire Police Headquarters
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Friday 9th October, 12:00 midday
Be Part of Building a Safe and Confident Staffordshire
Staffordshire Police is seeking talented and forward-thinking Inspectors to help lead policing at a pivotal time. Our ambition is clear: to deliver a safe and confident Staffordshire through an outstanding local police service that puts communities first, supports its people, and works closely with partners.
As an Inspector, you will play a key role in delivering Force priorities, including protecting vulnerable people, improving investigative standards, building public confidence, and reducing crime and antisocial behaviour across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
From rural communities and market towns to the urban centres of Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth and Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire presents a diverse and rewarding policing environment. Our communities expect a service that is visible, responsive and committed to keeping people safe.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a Force that is investing in its people, technology and future. You will lead officers and staff to deliver high-quality policing, manage operational demand, develop strong partnerships, and drive continuous improvement within your area of responsibility.
Applications are welcomed from substantive Inspectors seeking a lateral move and substantive Sergeants ready for promotion who can demonstrate the leadership, professionalism and values expected at CVF Level 2.
About the Role
As an Inspector, you will:
Play a key role in delivering force priorities by leading teams to provide an effective, visible, and responsive policing service. You will be responsible for managing operational policing activity, protecting vulnerable people, improving investigative standards, tackling crime and antisocial behaviour, and maintaining public confidence.
You will lead officers and staff within your area of responsibility, ensuring resources are effectively deployed, risks are appropriately managed, and policing services are delivered in line with force priorities and community expectations.
- Lead and manage operational teams, ensuring the delivery of high-quality policing services.
- Oversee investigations, incidents, and operational activity, ensuring decisions are lawful, proportionate, and evidence based.
- Manage performance, standards, and productivity within your area of responsibility.
- Develop effective working relationships with internal departments, partner agencies, and local communities.
- Support the delivery of force priorities through effective leadership, problem solving, and resource management.
- Promote a positive culture focused on professionalism, wellbeing, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
- Act as a role model for ethical behaviour, challenging inappropriate conduct and ensuring compliance with professional standards.
- Take responsibility for managing risk, protecting vulnerable people, and safeguarding communities.
To be eligible to apply, candidates must have completed the NPPF Eligibility Steps 1 and 2.
Successful candidates will enter Step 4 of the NPPF. However, to be made substantive in rank, officers must ensure:
- Successful completion of a 12-month Work Based Assessment
- Undertake accreditation in a bronze command skill in one of the specialist skill areas i.e. Public Order, Firearms, SIO or an on-call function (at the request force)
- Where officers have not undertaken the Midline Leaders Training, this must be undertaken within 12 months of being successful. The above will be tracked and monitored by the Learning and Development Team.
To find out more, join us on a MS Teams Awareness event where you can understand more about the Force and the selection process. The event will be held on Thursday 1st October at 17:00 hours. To register for the event, please click here:
Inspector Promotion Process Awareness Event - Staffordshire Police
To apply please answer the essential criteria questions: 500-word limit for each question
If you have any questions regarding this opportunity, please email: promotion.enquiries@staffordshire.police.uk or contact Laura Macdonald, Recruitment & Onboarding Officer.
Staffordshire Police / Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.
Our vacancies are open to everyone, and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.
We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Police / Staffordshire Fire and Rescue we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.
For more information on Positive Action please email the team on positive.action@staffordshire.police.uk positive.action@staffordshirefire.gov.uk
Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include vetting, please see what this involves and the process via the below link:
Police vetting process | Join The Police (joiningthepolice.co.uk)
