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Deputy Chief Constable
This vacancy is being advertised on Civil Service Jobs where you will find all the details about the role and be able to download a copy of the candidate information pack. A summary of the vacancy is provided below.
Location
The role will be based at MDP HQ, which is located at RAF Wyton, in Cambridgeshire. MDP offer a hybrid arrangement and assenior leadersit is expected that you mustattend Wytonon average 3 days per week. The nature of the role will also require regular travel to MOD Head Office, London and MDP stations across the UK.
The Role
The Deputy Chief Constable will work directly to the Chief Constable and make a valuable contribution to the Chief Officer Group. They will provide oversight of all Force activities ensuring delivery and scrutiny are applied to the policing operation. The role will require effective leadership of your portfolio responsibilities and contribute to the overall leadership of the Force.
Eligibility
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their experience and skills against the following essential criteria:
- Worked within the Policing environment at Chief Officer level within the past 3 years.
- Provide substantial evidence of extensive operational policing experience across a broad range of areas, including planning and commanding critical and serious incidents.
- Have an understanding of relevant policies and Authorised Professional Practice especially in the area of Firearms.
- Have experience of leading and managing change across a wide area of responsibility that had implications and impact on other portfolio holders.
- Provide evidence of success in working with internal and external stakeholders to develop Force initiatives and partnerships.
- Successfully completed the Strategic Command Course.
Upon recruitment, the successful candidate will also need to complete or provide evidence of the following through onboarding:
- Pass the Force fitness test on recruitment (currently min 5.4 on the bleep test) and thereafter annually.
- Undergo and pass drug and alcohol testing and thereafter, including being part of the random drug and alcohol testing programme.
- Must hold a full UK Driving License.
- Pass UK Security Developed Vetting
How to apply
To apply for this post, you will need to complete the online application process as advertised for this role on Civil Service Jobs.
Closing date: 23:55 on Sunday 11 June 2023.
Next steps
If you are shortlisted you will be invited to take part in a series of assessments as well as an interview. Further details can be found in the candidate information pack.
More information
If you have any questions or would like to know more, please contact: People-CivHR-SCSCandidateSupport@mod.gov.uk
Police Constable
Authorised Firearms Officers
Locations
We are a national force, and the areas we operate within provide unique working environments. Take a look at all our locations.
We anticipate vacancies in the following regions:
Region 1 – Scotland (North East)
- Garlogie
- St Fergus
Region 4 – England (North East)
- Easington
Region 6 – England (Central East)
- Bacton
Region 7 – London
- Whitehall
Region 8 – England (Central South)
- Aldermaston
- Burghfield
- Special Escort Group
- Tactical Firearms Unit
Note: You will be asked to state a preference of region/station in your application however, no location can be guaranteed and you will be allocated a post based on business needs.
The roles
Find out more about Life in the MDP, and our specialist roles and operational groups and units.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be serving police officers or have left the police service no more than 36 months ago.
- Although we welcome applications from currently qualified AFOs, you do not need to be a currently qualified AFO to be eligible to apply. Full training will be provided.
- You must be a sole British National and hold a British Passport.
- You must be able to obtain and maintain full Security Check clearance and, Developed Vetting clearance for AWE and SEG posts.
- Selection to the SEG will be based on availability of posts and skill set.
- You will be required to achieve 7.6 on the Multi-Stage Fitness Test (bleep test) in line with the College of Policing National Standards for the AFO role profile. Find out more about being #MDPfit for the job.
Take a look at Entry Requirements for further information on residency, financial status, tattoos and piercings and vetting.
How to apply
If you consider yourself eligible to apply, follow ‘How to apply for PC and PS vacancies’ below, see Step 2 – Apply to join us
Closes: This campaign currently has no closing date. This will, however, remain subject to review, in accordance with level of interest and business needs.
Next steps
- Applicants who pass the paper sift will be invited to attend for interview on a date to be confirmed, via Microsoft Teams video link. Successful applicants will then be invited to attend for a medical and fitness test at a later date.
- Upon commencement of employment, you will be required to complete a 9-week New Entrants from Other Forces (NEOF) course, which includes the initial 8-weeks of firearms training. Officers who are currently qualified AFO’s will have a gap analysis undertaken by the Firearms Training team and may be eligible for a shorter conversion course, where this can be accommodated.
Further information
To find out more about these vacancies, email the Recruitment Team: MDP-RecruitmentEnquiries@mod.gov.uk
Police Constable
National Firearms Instructor
Locations
- York, Yorkshire
- Clyde, Argyll and Bute
- Portsmouth, Hampshire
- AWE, Berkshire
- Command Training Team – MDP HQ Wyton, Cambridgeshire
Successful applicants will be required to travel throughout the UK when necessary.
Eligibility
- Applications are invited from currently qualified Constable National Firearms Instructors. This includes those officers that have retired in the previous 36 months and still hold a valid qualification.
- You must have completed a National Firearms Instructor Course and maintained an annual peer assessment booklet as a regular Constable with a UK Home Department Police Force or other UK Civilian policing organisation (i.e. BTP/CNC/PSNI/Police Scotland).
- You will be required to meet the level of fitness specified in the College of Policing National Role Profile applicable to the post. The level of fitness required is 7:6 on the Multi-Stage Fitness Test.
- You must be a sole British National and hold a British Passport.
- You must be able to obtain and maintain full Security Check clearance and, Developed Vetting clearance for AWE posts.
Take a look at our Entry Requirements for further information, including residency, financial status, tattoos and piercings, and vetting.
How to apply
If you consider yourself eligible to apply, follow ‘How to apply for PC vacancies’ below, see Step 2 – Apply to join us.
Closes: This campaign currently has no closing date. This will, however, remain subject to review, in accordance with level of interest and business needs.
Next steps
- Applicants who pass the sift will be invited to attend for interview either via remote link using Microsoft Teams or at MDP HQ Wyton, on a date to be confirmed. Successful applicants will then be invited to attend a
medical and a fitness test at a date/location to be confirmed. - Upon commencement of employment, you will be required to complete a New Entrants from Other Forces (NEOF) training course which takes place over one week at DSPG Southwick Park.
Further information
To find out more about these vacancies, email the Recruitment Team: MDP-RecruitmentEnquiries@mod.gov.uk
How to apply
Step 1 – Initial eligibility and suitability check for Authorised Firearms Officer posts
Policing status: To join us as a new entrant from another police force, you must have completed your probation period (with a minimum of 2 years’ service) as a regular Constable with a UK Home Department Police Force or other UK Civilian policing organisation (i.e. BTP/CNC/Ports/PSNI/Police Scotland). You will be required to provide evidence that you have successfully completed your initial training, if you have less than 4 years’ service.
If you meet the criteria outlined above and you have left the police service, including service with the MDP, no more than 3 years ago, you may also apply to join us.
Driving licence: You must hold a full UK manual car driving licence with no more than six penalty points.
Qualifications: Although we welcome applications from currently qualified AFOs, you do not need to be a currently qualified AFO to be eligible to apply, unless the job listing specifies otherwise. Full training will be provided.
Residency: You must have resided continuously in the UK for a minimum five-year period immediately prior to your application to join as a new Police Constable with MDP, with any absences from the UK being no more than six months cumulative during this time. The qualifying UK residency is ten years for postings to the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) and any location requiring Developed Vetting clearance. If you have resided abroad due to serving in the British Armed Forces or on UK Government service, you are considered to have been resident in the UK.
Nationality: We are unable to accept applications from anyone with foreign or dual nationality status. To be employed, all applicants will be required to achieve full security clearance without restrictions.
To be employed, all applicants will be required to achieve full security clearance without restrictions.
Fitness: To join the MDP as an AFO or NFI, you must achieve 7.6 on the multi-stage fitness test (bleep test). You will then be tested to that standard throughout the training process, and upon completion of training, officers will be required to meet the Force fitness standard for AFOs on an annual basis, as a contractual requirement.
Financial status: You must not be registered bankrupt with outstanding debts or have any outstanding County Court Judgements against you. If you have previously been registered bankrupt, at least 3 years must have passed from the date the debt was discharged and you must be able to evidence this.
Further questions will follow, to confirm your eligibility to apply, as part of the full application process. Take a look at Entry Requirements for more information.
Step 2 – Apply to join us
If you consider yourself eligible to apply, you can now request an application form by emailing: MDP-Resourcing@mod.gov.uk.
Complete the form electronically and return it, with copies of required documentation to: MDP-RecruitmentEnquiries@mod.gov.uk.
Once we receive your application form, you will be sent an acknowledgement email. Add MDP-Resourcing@mod.gov.uk and MDP-RecruitmentEnquiries@mod.gov.uk as favourites or trusted contacts on your email account, to avoid correspondence being moved automatically to your Junk Mail folder.
It may take up to 6 weeks before you will hear back from us. If you do not hear from us within that timeframe, contact MDP-RecruitmentEnquiries@mod.gov.uk. Please also remember to check your Junk Mail folder.
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