Vacancy Information
Division / Department - Public Protection
Grade - Grade G
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - £30,486 - £36,026
Working Hours - 37.5 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance -
Politically Restricted -
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
Applications are invited for the post of Investigating Officer on the Sexual Offence Investigation Team (SOIT) based at Surrey Police Headquarters. This role presents an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of rape and serious sexual offence investigation across the County. SOIT is a specialist investigation department aligned to the Central Public Protection Command and is responsible for the management and investigation of serious sexual offences
Working within a busy Sexual Offences Investigations Team, you will be deployed alongside detectives and investigating officers to support investigations into the most serious sexual offences. You will aim to achieve clear investigative objectives including the establishment and identification of criminal offences, pursuit of all reasonable lines of enquiry, identifying, interviewing and charging offenders and presentation of case files to the Crown Prosecution Service in support of a prosecution.
All this will be achieved whilst delivering an exceptional level of victim care and safeguarding support to identify, minimise and mitigate risk.
Key Responsibilities
• Perform the role of Investigating Officer for rape and serious sexual offence investigations.
• To conduct operational risk assessments and build safeguarding strategies to reduce or mitigate identified risks.
• To interview witnesses of rape and serious sexual assault & obtain best evidence via statement or video.
• To interview suspects of rape and serious sexual assault & obtain best evidence. • Work alongside support services and partner agencies in support of multi-agency safeguarding assessments and delivery of safeguarding measures.
• To work with medical, forensic and digital specialists in order to create and maximise evidential opportunities where appropriate.
• To deliver exceptional victim care ensuring victims are dealt with ethically and with empathy.
• To support the building of strong evidential case files presenting all available evidence and information in a clear, concise and methodical manner.
• To ensure the practical application of disclosure in accordance with the CPIA and the Attorney General’s Guidelines.
• To be involved in and/or attend case conferences between the OIC and CPS. This will ensure that best practises and procedures or deficiencies are identified and progressed.
Skills & Experience
In order to be successful it is essential that you are able to demonstrate the following:
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to deliver sensitive messages clearly and tactfully whilst building trust and rapport through the use of empathy.
• Confidence and an ability to work without direct supervision whilst under pressure; prioritising work and dealing with competing or conflicting demands and interests in an organised and methodical manner.
• Strong problem solving skills with the ability to analyse information in order to make quick operational decisions.
• The ability and willingness to obtain Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP) - Level One accreditation.
• The ability and willingness to undertake witness and suspect interviewing accreditation to PIP Level two.
• The ability and willingness to undertake the new Sexual Offences Investigation Trained Development Programme.
• A UK manual driving licence.
• The post holder is expected to be aware of current legislation and procedures in respect of rape and other serious sexual offences investigations and should continue to keep themselves and relevant staff updated with any policy or legislation changes.
Further Information
If you would like further information about the department or the role please make contact with
Detective Inspector :- Debbie Birch. Debbie.Birch@surrey.police.uk
Detective Inspector :- Mark Butterworth. Mark.Butterworth@surrey.police.uk
Investigating Officer :- Cerys Bristo Cerys.Bristo@surrey.police.uk
Applications will only be accepted by clicking the 'apply' button and completion of the electronic forms.
CVs are not accepted as part of our recruitment process and you should refrain from uploading/sending these.
We are unable to accept applications from existing Investigating officers currently employed by Surrey Police. The post holder must be willing to undertake shift work between 0700 and 2200hrs and be flexible around working hours and their workplace location.
We operate agile working. The post holder will be required on occasion to work mandatory, unplanned overtime.
The role will involve deployments across the county of Surrey. Part-time and flexible working applications will be considered.
Please note that applicants must be available to attend an Induction before commencing on an uninterrupted PIP1 Investigation 8 week course on 9th May 2022. (Applicants that already have PIP 1 Status will not be required to attend this course).
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.
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.
Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;
- vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
- vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally.
If the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is success it will result in a transfer of employment
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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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.
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