Description Merseyside Police are collating expressions of interest from substantive Sergeant and Inspector Transferees (Including Detectives) with specialist skills and experience to provide exceptional policing to the communities we serve. Why join Merseyside Police Policing on Merseyside is dynamic, challenging, rewarding and we take pride in everything we do. We are one of the best performing urban Forces as graded by HMICFRS and our strategy is to put the communities of Merseyside first in all we do. We have a strong focus on continuous improvement with particular emphasis on our approach to Reducing Violence Against Women and Girls; Tackling Serious Organised Crime and County Lines; Enhancing our approach to Diversity and Inclusion; and building trust and legitimacy through our approach to Community Engagement. Merseyside is one of the smallest geographical forces, although serves a diverse population in a challenging policing area, responding to almost 1 million calls for service per year. Our Force Strategy We are driven by the current Force Strategy 2020-25 and passionately believe that Community First is absolutely the right thing for our communities, for our partners and for Merseyside Police. Our vision is to put our communities first – we are committed to preventing crime and anti-social behaviour, through our developing approach to preventative policing, in order that we reduce the number of victims particularly those crimes that cause high harm. We are evolving our approach with the PCC to supporting victims of crime and we are dedicated to bringing more offenders to justice, whilst building in diversionary and preventative approaches. The opportunity to develop your career with us We are looking for talented substantive Sergeants and Inspectors Transferees (including detectives) with specialist skills and experience who have the drive and energy to support the force in providing a policing service that puts our communities at the heart of everything we do. The candidates must be active in their commitment to building a diverse and inclusive force that is representative of our communities. We have recently introduced a new leadership framework that outlines the expected values, behaviours and culture within our Force. Some of our specialist functions are: Investigations (Protecting Vulnerable People, Serious & Organised Crime, Major Crime) Matrix (Firearms, Serious Collision, Roads Policing, Disruption/Public Order, Dogs & Mounted, Operational Support) Prevention (Sex Offender Unit, Safer Schools, Integrated Offenders, Licensing, Violence Reduction Partnership, Missing Persons) Force Intelligence Bureau (Forensics, Cyber, Counter Terrorism, Digital, Covert Intel, Crime Intel) Criminal Justice (Case Development, Custody, Police Decision Makers) Legal (Preventative Orders) Force Contact Centre (Dispatch Supervisors) People Services (Training Managers) Professional Standards/Anti-Corruption Unit Corporate Support (Crime Analysis, Business Change) At this time Merseyside Police are not looking to consider any expressions of interest without any experience or skills in the above functions. Please be aware, it may be a long time before you hear from our Force as expressions of interest will be reviewed occasionally in line with our available specialist vacancies. Should we have any vacancies in the above areas and you have experience in one or more of those areas. then we will be in contact around progressing your application. If you are a uniform substantive constable (or a substantive constable who wants to become a detective) then please apply here Police Officer Transferee - Merseyside Police Careers If you are a qualified PIP2 Detective Constable then please apply here Detective Constable Transferee - Merseyside Police Careers We have a simple transferee process which includes the following stages: Online Application Form - answering a few simple questions about your experience and preferred posting/location Initial Suitability Check - confirming you are substantive, from a home office force and do not have any active complaints Interview - interviews will be conducted in person against our leadership framework Discussion of posting and start date taking into account, preferences, location and vacancies within the force Fitness Test (if not valid from home force), medical, vetting, PDR/Suitability form from your current force and Skill verification Final Offer and confirmed start date/posting details Reference obtained from your home force confirming service dates etc. The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful to discriminate against a disabled person in all areas of employment, including recruitment. The Police Service welcomes people with disabilities and will do its best to make reasonable adjustments to the working arrangements and/ or the working environment providing it is possible to do so. If you have a disability and you require support with your application, please let us know so we can consider and support you with any reasonable adjustments you may require. Should you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know during the selection process. For further information, please contact the People Services Contact Centre at careersmerseyside.police.uk