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 -
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 both qualified fingerprint experts (Reporting Officers), and also those candidates who are working at intermediate level (Non Reporting Officers where full training and support will be provided to enable the candidate to achieve fingerprint expert status).
The candidate must have recent evidence of having maintained competence, this will have been achieved by attending a recognised Fingerprint Training course or 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: £28,725 - £31,725 Specialist (Reporting Officer) OR £24,546 - £26,865 Intermediate (Non Reporting Officer)-(Salary scale will be dependent on experience) + Unsociable hour’s allowance & On-Call Allowance
Applicants must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed.
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
To be a qualified Fingerprint Expert (Reporting Officer) OR be a candidate that is working at intermediate level (Non Reporting Officer).
To have recent evidence of having maintained competence. This will have been achieved by attending a recognised Fingerprint Training course and 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 Able to demonstrate a good working knowledge of relevant Police computer systems including PNC, SOCRATES (case Management), Remote Transmission systems, IDENT1 and LIVESCAN (electronic fingerprint taking system).
Further Information
For further information regarding this role please refer to the job description attached or contact: FISU Team Leader Zoe DELANEY (zoe.delaney@sussex.police.uk)
This vacancy will be based at Headquarters, Lewes.
Unsuccessful interviewees who achieve a benchmark set by the recruiting officers will be held in a pool for 6 months and may be contacted and offered a position should any further vacancies arise across Surrey or Sussex. Please note that feedback will only be provided for candidates who make it to interview.
All posts will be offered subject to successful vetting and medical review.
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.
Diversity Statement
We are only as good as our people. It's really important 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 brings; all of which help us 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 multiple staff support groups who help to 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, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status or religious beliefs, we would love to hear from you.
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