The role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Radiocoms team. This role is a flexible role in a fast-paced environment supporting officers and staff with the Forces radio infrastructure and bespoke equipment for the forces control rooms. Alongside this, we also support operations at festivals & Events to provide technical solutions, knowledge and guidance. In this role you will undertake the day-to-day operations and control of aspects of the Force's radio communications infrastructure making sure our officers have a working technology and equipment.
You will be required to work alongside other teams in Hampshire Constabulary & Thames Valley Police so no two days are the same.
You will be responsible for the maintenance of Radio hardware and software to fulfil business requirements and for problem resolution (within the ITIL model).
Full training will be given to the right candidate who is willing to learn new areas of ICT technology.
The essentials
- Good technical, problem solving and trouble-shooting skills with the ability to think logically in a fast paced environment whilst maintaining high levels of accuracy.
- Good understanding of radio communications or network infrastructure and experience in IP, LTE & Starlinks
- Ability to work with and influence third parties in all aspects of service delivery and IT technology at a technical level.
- Good understanding of IT operating infrastructure.
- Must have capability to travel regionally to various locations and undertake all assignments in a timely manner. For this reason, a full UK driving licence is considered essential.
- Short notice working, unsocial hour’s maybe required with little notice to staying away.
As part of the Thames Valley Police family, you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including 24 days annual leave per annum, pro-rata for part time (plus Bank Holidays), flexible working conditions, a wide range of lifestyle discounts, career development opportunities and have the option to join a local government pension scheme. For more information on our benefits, please visit the supporting you page, via the link at the bottom of the advert.
If you are a permanent member of staff applying for this role, please note it will be offered on a secondment basis.
Important: All secondments must be supported in writing by your Line Manager and Head of Department/Commander or Deputy. Please attach written approval from your line manager and Head of Department in your application. If the secondment is not supported then the role may be offered on a fixed term contract basis, but this has implications including loss of continuous service protections.
Please note: Shift allowance, on-call or other job-related allowances from the previous role will not be protected unless they are attached to the new role for the duration of the secondment.
If you have not held residency in the UK for the last 5 years, we will not be able to process an application from you.
Please attach a CV to apply for this role
If you have any queries, please contact the Recruitment Team at RecruitmentstaffICT@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting reference 23992. We will endeavour to respond to your query as quickly as possible.
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The closing date for enquiries and receipt of completed applications is Sunday 8th November 2026.
