Vacancy Information
This role is within a unit where Surrey Police and Sussex Police work in collaboration, whilst continuing to be two separate legal entities/employers with different terms and conditions.
Both Surrey Police staff and Sussex Police staff are employed in this unit on their own force terms and conditions.
Successful candidates may be appointed on the terms and conditions of employment of either Surrey Police or Sussex Police, depending on organisational requirements. A discussion will be held with the successful candidate to confirm the details of location, salary, allowance and hours.
Division / Department - Specialist Crime
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Grade - See Advert
Salary Grade Range - See Advert
Politically Restricted - No
Unsocial Hours Allowance -
Location - Lewes
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
The Role
Surrey and Sussex Forensic Investigations department currently have an exciting opportunity to join the Forensic Identification Services Unit (FISU) as a Forensic Identification Specialist based in Lewes, East Sussex.
This post is open to FULLY QUALIFIED fingerprint experts that have proved their competence in an ISO 17025 environment and have recent applicable employment.
Consideration will only be given to candidates who can provide recent evidence of having maintained competence, this will have been achieved by attending a recognised Fingerprint Training course, working through a developmental training programme over a number of years, or equivalent experience in a Fingerprint Bureau environment. Competence will have been assessed in line with ISO17025 accredited standards.
Salary: Specialist Sussex Grade 10 -£30,375 - £33,348 + Unsociable hour’s allowance & On-Call Allowance (PLUS a discretionary salary enhancement, of up to £4,000, dependent on demonstrable direct relevant experience and competence).
Key Responsibilities
As a Forensic Identification Specialist you will undertake the full range of fingerprint related duties in support of the investigation and detection of crime, including searching, comparison, evidence preparation/delivery and liaison with Police officers and staff, of all ranks, both within and outside of the Force.
As a Specialist you will ensure that all of your duties are performed in accordance with Customer expectations and in line with the Forensic Identification Services Unit ‘Service Level Agreement’, Quality Manual and other documented procedures. You will be working in an ISO17025 accredited environment.
You will be expected to make a positive contribution in relation to ongoing ISO 17025 accreditation, be supportive of continuous improvement initiatives and be flexible in your approach to change on a Local and National Level.
You will be competent in the use of general IT applications and have excellent communication skills and an eye for detail.
Skills & Experience
Essential
To be a qualified fingerprint expert with recent experience within an ISO 17025 accredited bureau. To have recent evidence of having maintained proven competence. This will have been achieved through relevant experience in a Fingerprint Bureau environment. Competence will have been assessed in line with ISO 17025 accredited standards. Or by attending a recognised Fingerprint Training course and working through a developmental training programme over a number of years including regular competency testing.
You will need to possess a high degree of interpersonal and oral skills along with the ability to negotiate and influence at all levels including giving evidence in court.
Able to demonstrate a good working knowledge of relevant Police computer systems including PNC, SOCRATES (case management system), Remote Transmission systems, IDENT1 and LIVESCAN.
Further Information
For further information regarding this role please refer to the job description or contact:
FISU Team Leader Sam BRENNAN (samantha.brennan@sussex.police.uk
The successful candidates will be required to participate in a shift pattern and on-call rota covering a 24-hour period, 7 days per week. Shift work operates between the hours of 0700 to 2000 (under review), on call thereafter.
This is a Sussex Post and the successful candidate will be employed under Sussex terms and conditions.
All posts will be offered subject to successful vetting and medical review.
Applications will only be accepted by clicking the 'apply' button and completion of the electronic forms. CV's are not accepted as part of our recruitment process and you should refrain from uploading/sending these.
Additional Information
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
Surrey Police and Sussex Police work together in collaboration for this role, however they remain two different employers, with differing pay scales, allowances and terms and conditions including hours of employment.
If you are an internal candidate and are conditionally offered the role your attendance record and any reasonable adjustments already in place will be discussed with yourself and your current line manager. If you are successful in your application, you may be required to resign and transfer your employment, taking on the Terms & Conditions and pay scales of the Lead Force (if this is not your existing Home Force).
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.
Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.
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