Train to become a Detective while gaining practical, hands-on policing experience. Do you have a passion for solving puzzles? Are you a seeker of truth? Do you want a career that supports your community and provides job satisfaction? If so, join West Midlands Police as a Detective Constable through our Detective PCEP route. As a Detective Constable, you'll investigate complex cases, uncover hidden truths, and deliver justice to those who need it most. You'll provide critical support for victims of crime while engaging with the community to build trust and achieve successful case outcomes. No two days are the same, and you could work in departments such as the Public Protection Unit (PPU), FCID, Homicide, or Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU). If you already have an active application to become a Police Officer, please do not submit another. You can log into Oracle to check the progress of your existing application. If you were successful in becoming a Police Officer within the past 3 months, please do not reapply. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept new applications if you were unsuccessful within the past 3 months. About the Detective PCEP Programme Vocational Route- A two-year, work-based programme designed for individuals who want to pursue a career as a Detective without studying towards a degree. Initial Training- 22 weeks at Tally Ho! Training Center, combining classroom-based and practical on-the-job learning. Frontline Experience- Year 1 focuses on training as a uniformed Police Constable with Response and Neighbourhood teams, responding to emergency calls and working shifts on a 24/7 basis. Detective Specialism- Year 2 shifts focus to investigations, with attachments to operational teams handling complex and serious crimes. Future Opportunities- Upon completion of probation, you will become a fully qualified Detective, with opportunities for promotion and specialisation in areas such as Counter Terrorism, Serious & Organised Crime, Fraud, and County Lines. What's in it for you? Starting salary:£31,164.00, rising annually up to £50,256.00 within seven years. 25 days' annual leave, rising to 30 after five years. Extensive benefits, including a pension scheme, employee support, staff networks, and professional development opportunities. See our benefits website for more details. A career that matters - make a lasting impact on communities while developing your skills and future. Who can apply? You must have: Level 2 English (Grade C/4 or above) AND Level 3 qualification, 2 A-levels, or an equivalent qualification recognised by UK NARIC. OR 12 months relevant policing experience (e.g., Special Constables, PCSOs, PSI/PSIOs, Detention/Escort Officers, Force Contact). OR 18 months current military service in place of Level 3 qualification. Only final certificates will be accepted, these must be uploaded with your application. Visit our careers website for more information about the qualifications required for different career routes. Fitness, Medical & Vetting Must meet the bleep test standard of 5.4. Must pass medical checks, which may include drug and fitness testing. Must pass our required vetting checks. See our Vetting FAQ for more information. Residency & Nationality Lived in the UK for the past three years. Must be a British, Irish, or EEA national, or have the right to work in the UK without restrictions. Application Process Our careers website provides a step-by-step breakdown of the application process. Training & Probation- A two-year, vocational programme combining practical policing experience with Detective specialism training.
Mar 06, 2026
Full time
Train to become a Detective while gaining practical, hands-on policing experience. Do you have a passion for solving puzzles? Are you a seeker of truth? Do you want a career that supports your community and provides job satisfaction? If so, join West Midlands Police as a Detective Constable through our Detective PCEP route. As a Detective Constable, you'll investigate complex cases, uncover hidden truths, and deliver justice to those who need it most. You'll provide critical support for victims of crime while engaging with the community to build trust and achieve successful case outcomes. No two days are the same, and you could work in departments such as the Public Protection Unit (PPU), FCID, Homicide, or Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU). If you already have an active application to become a Police Officer, please do not submit another. You can log into Oracle to check the progress of your existing application. If you were successful in becoming a Police Officer within the past 3 months, please do not reapply. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept new applications if you were unsuccessful within the past 3 months. About the Detective PCEP Programme Vocational Route- A two-year, work-based programme designed for individuals who want to pursue a career as a Detective without studying towards a degree. Initial Training- 22 weeks at Tally Ho! Training Center, combining classroom-based and practical on-the-job learning. Frontline Experience- Year 1 focuses on training as a uniformed Police Constable with Response and Neighbourhood teams, responding to emergency calls and working shifts on a 24/7 basis. Detective Specialism- Year 2 shifts focus to investigations, with attachments to operational teams handling complex and serious crimes. Future Opportunities- Upon completion of probation, you will become a fully qualified Detective, with opportunities for promotion and specialisation in areas such as Counter Terrorism, Serious & Organised Crime, Fraud, and County Lines. What's in it for you? Starting salary:£31,164.00, rising annually up to £50,256.00 within seven years. 25 days' annual leave, rising to 30 after five years. Extensive benefits, including a pension scheme, employee support, staff networks, and professional development opportunities. See our benefits website for more details. A career that matters - make a lasting impact on communities while developing your skills and future. Who can apply? You must have: Level 2 English (Grade C/4 or above) AND Level 3 qualification, 2 A-levels, or an equivalent qualification recognised by UK NARIC. OR 12 months relevant policing experience (e.g., Special Constables, PCSOs, PSI/PSIOs, Detention/Escort Officers, Force Contact). OR 18 months current military service in place of Level 3 qualification. Only final certificates will be accepted, these must be uploaded with your application. Visit our careers website for more information about the qualifications required for different career routes. Fitness, Medical & Vetting Must meet the bleep test standard of 5.4. Must pass medical checks, which may include drug and fitness testing. Must pass our required vetting checks. See our Vetting FAQ for more information. Residency & Nationality Lived in the UK for the past three years. Must be a British, Irish, or EEA national, or have the right to work in the UK without restrictions. Application Process Our careers website provides a step-by-step breakdown of the application process. Training & Probation- A two-year, vocational programme combining practical policing experience with Detective specialism training.
A regional police force in the United Kingdom seeks a Detective Constable through the Detective PCEP route. This role involves investigating complex cases, providing vital support to crime victims, and engaging with the community to deliver justice. The position offers practical policing training over a two-year program, competitive starting salary, and opportunities for professional development, promoting areas such as Counter Terrorism and Serious Crime.
Mar 06, 2026
Full time
A regional police force in the United Kingdom seeks a Detective Constable through the Detective PCEP route. This role involves investigating complex cases, providing vital support to crime victims, and engaging with the community to deliver justice. The position offers practical policing training over a two-year program, competitive starting salary, and opportunities for professional development, promoting areas such as Counter Terrorism and Serious Crime.
A law enforcement agency in Birmingham is seeking an Accredited Digital Media Trainer to deliver essential training on the examination and evidence use of digital media. This role is crucial for developing the skills of officers in digital investigations, ensuring adherence to legal guidelines. The ideal candidate will possess relevant qualifications and experience in training within the policing environment. Competitive benefits and flexible working options are offered.
Mar 06, 2026
Full time
A law enforcement agency in Birmingham is seeking an Accredited Digital Media Trainer to deliver essential training on the examination and evidence use of digital media. This role is crucial for developing the skills of officers in digital investigations, ensuring adherence to legal guidelines. The ideal candidate will possess relevant qualifications and experience in training within the policing environment. Competitive benefits and flexible working options are offered.
An exciting new opportunity has arisen within WMP's Training department! We are seeking an Accredited Digital Media Trainer to deliver high-quality training in the examination, handling, and evidential use of digital media within policing. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing the capability of officers and staff involved in digital investigation, ensuring compliance with legislation, national guidance, and best practice This role supports operational effectiveness by equipping learners with the knowledge and skills required to lawfully and proportionately manage digital media in criminal investigations. Key Responsibilities Design, deliver, and assess training in digital media and digital investigation practices. Deliver accredited and non-accredited learning in line with College of Policing guidance, force policy, and national standards. Provide instruction on topics including: Digital media handling and continuity Legal frameworks (PACE, CPIA, GDPR, RIPA/IPA where relevant) Digital evidence recovery, review, and disclosure Use of digital extraction and review tools Maintain accurate training records and assessment outcomes. Quality assure learning products and contribute to continuous improvement. Provide subject matter advice to operational teams where appropriate. Maintain professional accreditation and continuous professional development. Skills, Knowledge and Experience Essential: Accredited Digital Media / Digital Investigation qualification (e.g. College of Policing-aligned accreditation or equivalent). Proven experience working with digital media in a policing or law enforcement environment. Experience delivering training or learning interventions to adult learners. Sound knowledge of legislation and national guidance relating to digital evidence. Strong communication and presentation skills. Ability to adapt learning to different roles and levels of experience. Desirable: Recognised training qualification (e.g. Level 3 Award in Education and Training or equivalent) and TEP. Experience of curriculum or learning product development. Knowledge of current and emerging digital technologies and platforms. Experience working within a learning and development or training unit. Hold PIP 2 accreditation. Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public, and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold. Probationary Policy Under the Probation Policy, if you are currently in your probation period, "during your probationary period you will not be permitted to apply for alternative police staff roles within the Force unless there are exceptional circumstances. In such cases, you would require the support of your line manager prior to applying for alternative roles, and if successful, your probationary period will start over." Secondment Policy For the duration of the secondment, you will be paid at the appropriate rate for the role that you are seconded into. In general terms, the expectation is that this will be the bottom spinal column point for the appropriate grade, as per our standard recruitment process. The only exception to this is where you are seconded to a role of the same grade, in which case your substantive spinal column point should continue to be paid. Where you or your manager feel that you have relevant skills and experience for the role which would require consideration of a higher spinal column point, a salary justification form will need to be completed and sent to the Reward Team for review and consideration in line with usual recruitment processes. If you are seconded into a role of a lower grade than your substantive post, you will receive the maximum spinal column point for that grade. Shift allowances and payments for unsociable or weekend working will only be paid as applicable to the role that you are seconded into (at the applicable rate). In other words, if you receive shift allowance in your substantive role, however the role that you are seconded into doesn't attract a shift allowance you will not receive this for the duration of the secondment. To view the full Secondment Policy please visit: If you are considering applying for this secondment opportunity, please discuss it with your line manager to ensure that you be released from your current role, should you be successful. What We Offer Opportunity to influence and improve digital investigative capability across the force. Ongoing professional development and support to maintain accreditation. Flexible working options (subject to operational requirements). Competitive police staff benefit package. Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting and Counter Terrorism Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process. Medical: Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test. Interviews: Interview dates to be confirmed. Contact: For further information regarding this role, please contact DI Jason McMahon at . West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a 'Disability Confident Interview Scheme' - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants. Diversity and Inclusion Vision: Maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities
Mar 06, 2026
Full time
An exciting new opportunity has arisen within WMP's Training department! We are seeking an Accredited Digital Media Trainer to deliver high-quality training in the examination, handling, and evidential use of digital media within policing. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing the capability of officers and staff involved in digital investigation, ensuring compliance with legislation, national guidance, and best practice This role supports operational effectiveness by equipping learners with the knowledge and skills required to lawfully and proportionately manage digital media in criminal investigations. Key Responsibilities Design, deliver, and assess training in digital media and digital investigation practices. Deliver accredited and non-accredited learning in line with College of Policing guidance, force policy, and national standards. Provide instruction on topics including: Digital media handling and continuity Legal frameworks (PACE, CPIA, GDPR, RIPA/IPA where relevant) Digital evidence recovery, review, and disclosure Use of digital extraction and review tools Maintain accurate training records and assessment outcomes. Quality assure learning products and contribute to continuous improvement. Provide subject matter advice to operational teams where appropriate. Maintain professional accreditation and continuous professional development. Skills, Knowledge and Experience Essential: Accredited Digital Media / Digital Investigation qualification (e.g. College of Policing-aligned accreditation or equivalent). Proven experience working with digital media in a policing or law enforcement environment. Experience delivering training or learning interventions to adult learners. Sound knowledge of legislation and national guidance relating to digital evidence. Strong communication and presentation skills. Ability to adapt learning to different roles and levels of experience. Desirable: Recognised training qualification (e.g. Level 3 Award in Education and Training or equivalent) and TEP. Experience of curriculum or learning product development. Knowledge of current and emerging digital technologies and platforms. Experience working within a learning and development or training unit. Hold PIP 2 accreditation. Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public, and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold. Probationary Policy Under the Probation Policy, if you are currently in your probation period, "during your probationary period you will not be permitted to apply for alternative police staff roles within the Force unless there are exceptional circumstances. In such cases, you would require the support of your line manager prior to applying for alternative roles, and if successful, your probationary period will start over." Secondment Policy For the duration of the secondment, you will be paid at the appropriate rate for the role that you are seconded into. In general terms, the expectation is that this will be the bottom spinal column point for the appropriate grade, as per our standard recruitment process. The only exception to this is where you are seconded to a role of the same grade, in which case your substantive spinal column point should continue to be paid. Where you or your manager feel that you have relevant skills and experience for the role which would require consideration of a higher spinal column point, a salary justification form will need to be completed and sent to the Reward Team for review and consideration in line with usual recruitment processes. If you are seconded into a role of a lower grade than your substantive post, you will receive the maximum spinal column point for that grade. Shift allowances and payments for unsociable or weekend working will only be paid as applicable to the role that you are seconded into (at the applicable rate). In other words, if you receive shift allowance in your substantive role, however the role that you are seconded into doesn't attract a shift allowance you will not receive this for the duration of the secondment. To view the full Secondment Policy please visit: If you are considering applying for this secondment opportunity, please discuss it with your line manager to ensure that you be released from your current role, should you be successful. What We Offer Opportunity to influence and improve digital investigative capability across the force. Ongoing professional development and support to maintain accreditation. Flexible working options (subject to operational requirements). Competitive police staff benefit package. Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting and Counter Terrorism Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process. Medical: Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test. Interviews: Interview dates to be confirmed. Contact: For further information regarding this role, please contact DI Jason McMahon at . West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a 'Disability Confident Interview Scheme' - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants. Diversity and Inclusion Vision: Maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities
