Make a difference to your community. Submit your expression of interest today for Surrey Police's Degree Holder Entry Programme and we will contact you when recruitment opens.
Please be advised this is not an application for the role.
The Role
Careers don’t come more rewarding than this. Tackling crime, taking knives off the streets, engaging and educating young people and being the person everyone looks towards for help. A Police Officer’s role is demanding and diverse – no two days are the same.
We’re looking for people who have the judgment to make quick decisions; are confident to be first person in; have the compassion and empathy to help those in need; who’ll have their colleagues back no matter what and the resilience to serve the community every single day.
In return, we promise a good starting salary, great training experiences, opportunities for progression, the chance to achieve a professional qualification in Policing Practice and the pride that comes from helping others. You will become part of our policing family; dedicated to keeping communities safe and feeling safe, identifying and protecting vulnerable people, preventing and responding to harm.
Degree Holder Entry Programme
The Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP) is aimed at degree-holders who have attained an undergraduate degree in any subject area.
A two-year training programme, you will be employed as an officer from day one, gaining valuable experience of the role alongside studying towards a Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Professional Policing Practice. Study will be a mix of on and off the job and you will be awarded your Graduate Diploma at the end of the two year programme and with completion of your probation period. You will be paid a full salary of £24,783 per annum plus £2,500 South East Allowance and will not be charged any tuition fees.
Eligibility
To apply for the DHEP, you will need to:
- Be aged 17 years or older (you must be 18 by the time you are appointed)
- Be a British citizen, a citizen of a country that is a member of the European Economic Area or Switzerland, or a Commonwealth citizen or foreign national who is resident in the UK and free from restrictions
- Have been resident in the UK for the past three years
- Have a full manual driving licence (by the time of appointment).
- Not have more than six penalty points
- Not have tattoos which could cause offence.
- Not be registered bankrupt (or have bankruptcy debts that have been discharged within the past three years).
- be able to pass a job-related fitness test
- be able to pass a medical screening and meet the minimum eyesight standards
- not be a current or previous member of a proscribed terrorist organisation or group
• have successfully completed, and normally be able to evidence, a UK undergraduate degree in any subject (360 credits), or oversees equivalent recognized by UK NARIC. Applicants with non – UK degrees may need to provide evidence of an acceptable English language qualification if their degree was not taught and assessed in English. Degree certificates and transcripts will be required at point of application.
Please see the attached Guide to Becoming a Police Officer for more information
Contact Details
If you have any questions about the role or the recruitment process, please read our attached guide.
For any further queries please contact PoliceConstableTrainees@surrey.pnn.police.uk
Diversity Statement
We are only as good as our people. It's really important to us that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach and skills that diversity can bring; all of which helps us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.
We have a multiple staff support groups who help improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and Disability Confident, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status or religious beliefs, we would love to hear from you.
For more information email positiveaction@surrey.pnn.police.uk.