Lateral External Chief Inspector Process 2022
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A UNIQUE CITY. A UNIQUE SET OF POLICING CHALLENGES. A UNIQUE CAREER.
POLICING LONDON IS A CHALLENGE LIKE NO OTHER.
CHIEF INSPECTOR AND DETECTIVE CHIEF INSPECTORS
LOCATIONS: ACROSS LONDON | STARTING SALARY: £60,654 PLUS ALLOWANCES
OPEN TO: SUBSTANTIVE CHIEF INSPECTORS / DETECTIVE CHIEF INSPECTORS
Our mission is to keep London safe
We’re proud of our people and the job we do to police London. Over 46,000 people in our team are dedicated to serving 9 million + residents who call London home, as well as all those who work in or visit our city - one of the world’s most dynamic and diverse global cities.
Life as a Met Chief Inspector
Our vision is to be the most trusted police service in the world! The trust and confidence of the public towards us, the UK’s largest force, remains a priority. Compassionate, courageous, professional and always acting with integrity – our values are a non-negotiable part of working for the Met. This is the Met we want all Londoners to know, a Met full of great people focused on doing the job well and turn our values into action every day. This takes every single member of the Met, and as a Chief Inspector you will play a key role in bringing our values to life for your team.
We’ll look to you to deliver results in line with the Met’s mission and vision, values and priorities, working collaboratively with partners to understand and manage the diverse needs of our communities in all that we do. As a leader, you’ll face a number of challenges including achieving continued crime- reduction, partnerships, increasing community confidence and leading our people so they can be the very best they can be.
Who are we looking for?
This exciting career opportunity is open to substantive Chief Inspectors / Detective Chief Inspectors with a proven track record of effective delivery.
For substantive Inspectors applying for promotion to Chief Inspector please click on 'Inspector to Chief Inspector Promotion process 2022'
To be eligible to apply for this process, you must
- Be a current substantive Chief Inspector or Detective Chief Inspector;
- Have an overall competent or exceptional PDR rating for the last performance year;
- Meet the MPS attendance management criteria;
- Be free of any bar to promotion as a result of discipline outcomes;
- Currently be serving in a Home Office force, or BTP
- All mandatory training to be up to date.
All expressions of interest must be submitted by 23.55 hours on Friday 22nd July 2022. There is no competency based application form for this process.
Queries in respect of this opportunity should be sent to the Met Promotions Team at metpromotions@police.sscl.com or by telephone on 01633 632500 (option 4).
Candidate Briefing
We will be holding a candidate briefing on Thursday 23rd June to provide you further information on the process. The briefing will be opened by Commander Richard Smith, and guest speakers will provide advice as to how you can look to prepare for this process.
If you are interested in applying for this opportunity and would like to attend, you can book onto the session by clicking on the link below:
- Online session: Thursday 23rd June 2022 from 2 - 3pm Book
For anyone who is unable to attend the candidate briefing, a recording of the session will be made available.
We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all communities are therefore essential. The Metropolitan Police Service is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented ethnic minorities and women. We are committed to flexible and blended working where possible, whether this be job share or compressed hours. We are also happy to offer more choices on future roles to enable flexibility. Appointments will be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations..
Click 'Apply' to begin your online application.
Disability Confident Statement
The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups and females.
As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.
Read our full disability confidence statement.
This opportunity is closed to applications.