Bring Your Experience to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary
Serving in a non‑Home Office police force? Take the next step in your career and apply today.
Policing Hampshire and the Isle of Wight offers a uniquely complex and rewarding environment, encompassing the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton, extensive rural areas, northerly urban hubs with direct road and rail access to London, and miles of coastline. The area includes four universities and critical national infrastructure such as major ports, airports and oil refineries, with seasonal tourism significantly increasing demand during the summer months.
This complexity creates development and operational opportunities beyond those found in many other forces, including exposure to varied policing challenges, specialist capabilities and large‑scale operations.
The force is nationally recognised for its commitment to health and wellbeing, with investment in comprehensive support programmes across all levels of the organisation, recognising the link between officer wellbeing and delivering excellent public service.
Hampshire also offers an exceptional quality of life, with areas such as Fareham, Hart, Winchester and the New Forest regularly ranked among the top places to live in the UK.
Applications are welcomed from serving officers in non‑Home Office police forces, including:
- British Transport Police (BTP*)
- Ministry of Defence Police (MDP*)
- National Crime Agency (NCA*)
- Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC**)
Please click the relevant link below to apply.
- British Transport Police (BTP)
- Ministry of Defence Police (MDP), National Crime Agency (NCA) and Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)
- Policing a region with ports, motorways, airports, and national infrastructure
- A balance of urban, rural, and coastal policing
- Excellent connectivity to London
- Unique heritage, coastline, and quality of life
- Diverse operational challenges supporting professional growth
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