Degree in Professional Policing (DiPP)

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Police Officer (DHEP)
Permanent
Full Time
Patrol
Forcewide- Avon and Somerset area
PC (DHEP)

£28,551 - £46,044

Please note, if this is a paid role and the role is part time then the salary quoted will be pro rata based on the hours worked per annum.  
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DiPP - Degree in Professional Policing programme

Whether you have completed a Degree in Professional Policing within the last 5 years or are in your final year of University and have your predicted grades you may be eligible to apply. 

If you hold a degree in any subject other than the Degree in Professional Policing you may be eligible to join via the Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP)

We’re excited to offer the opportunity to join our growing organisation in a career that enables you to make a difference in your community as a police officer.

As a police officer, you will be delivering the highest level of service to our communities. You will make a tangible difference in our communities by providing care and reassurance to people on what might feel like the worst day of their lives and many will look to you for guidance and protection.

Our police officers come from a variety of backgrounds and come together with a shared goal to make the lives of those within our communities safer. We are looking for individuals who are able to think clearly in sometimes stressful and emotionally charged situations, have genuine compassion and empathy to support victims of crime and the passion to serve our communities every single day.

You will demonstrate excellent communication skills to be able to engage with individuals across a wide range of situations and from all backgrounds and you will be committed to delivering the best service possible.

You will work alongside a team of multi-skilled professionals with a shared enthusiasm for delivering results. Police Officers are first-responders to emergency incidents where you will support victims of a number of different crime types, including road traffic collisions, domestic abuse and anti-social behaviour – sometimes all in one shift.

You will be appointed as a police officer from your first day.  In your first 6 weeks, you will undertake personal protection training, driver training, system training as well as classroom learning based at Police Headquarters.

After this initial period, you will enter into tutorship working with a 24/7 response team to put your acquired skills and knowledge into practice in order to achieve Independent patrol status (If you have already achieved this by serving as a Special Constable you will receive coaching and mentoring on your team).

You will then follow a programme to achieve full occupational competence over a two-year probation period.  After your 6 weeks of training you will be placed into Patrol in the response directorate. You will be required to work a shift pattern including days, evenings, nights and weekend shifts. Working alongside your team you’ll receive support and guidance from a professional mentor.

You will be paid a starting salary of £24,780 rising to £41,130 at the top of the scale (circa 6 years’ service). You will also have access to a wide range of generous benefits including the Police Pension Scheme (2015), shift allowances, company laptop and mobile phone, insurance schemes and substantial holiday entitlement to name a few. 

If your application is successful, you will be required to attend a compulsory familiarisation event which shall be held week commencing: 21st March 2022

Virtual assessment centre will be held week commencing 4th April 2022

Course places are allocated in accordance with operational demand at the time of appointment. Our current demand lies within the North of the force and posts within the South of the force area are often limited. All new officers will be posted within our guidelines and may be posted anywhere within the force area.

Find out more about DiPP here

To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 3 year checkable history in the UK. This means that you would have been resident in the UK continuously for the last 3 years.

Does this sound like the role for you? Click the link below to apply.

PLEASE NOTE - The application form will ask if you if you hold a degree in any subject other than DiPP.  Please ignore this and select Yes.  If you already hold DiPP please still upload your certificate.  If you are in your final year please upload a document just stating when you are due to graduate.

About us

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We recognise the benefit different life experience and perspectives can bring.

We are on a journey to become the most inclusive police force in the country. 

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Important information before you commence an application (for external applicants)

You will require the following detail to complete this application form:

  • National Insurance Number
  • Identification Detail e.g. passport
  • Address information including proof 
  • Referee information
  • Full employment history including dates and any qualifications you may have attained
  •  Tattoos - you will also be requested to provide photos and describe of any visible tattoos you have

If the role requires you to drive you will also be required to upload details from your full driving licence including photos. 

Important information before you commence an application- for ALL applicants

The application system only remains active on a single page for a period of 60 minutes.

Please ensure you allow time to complete your application fully as part complete pages do not save.  

If the role has evidence questions you may wish to save these remotely and paste your answers into the boxes at time of submission. 

This vacancy is closed to applications.