Trainee Detective Constable

2070

300
MET Business Group
Dagenham, Barnet, Hendon, Bexleyheath, Sidcup, Wembley , Kilburn, Bromley, Holborn, Kentish Town, West Hampstead, West Croydon, Croydon, Acton, Ealing, Southall, Edmonton, Enfield, Eltham, Plumstead, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington, West Brompton, Hammersmith, Hornsey, Tottenham, Wood Green, Harrow, Romford, Hayes, Uxbridge, Chiswick, Hounslow, Holloway, Islington, Kings Cross, Kensington, Notting Hill, Kingston, Brixton, Kennington, Catford, New Cross, Lewisham, Mitcham, Wimbledon, Forest Gate, Plaistow, Stratford, Belgravia, Ilford , Teddington, Twickenham, Peckham, Southwark, Walworth, Sutton, Bethnal Green, Bow, Limehouse, Chingford, Leytonstone, Putney, Lavender Hill, Wandsworth, Buckingham Place, Charing Cross, Victoria Embankment, St James Park, Hyde Park, Paddington, Westminster, Barking, Heathrow, London City, St Pancras, Vauxhall, Lambeth
Detective Constable
Full Time
40 hours per week
Police Officer – Subject to posting

Traditionally, having experience of uniform policing was the only way to become a Detective Constable. In 2017 we changed that, and have this year had our first new joiners who have come straight into a trainee detective constable. As an organisation, we’re really excited to be trailblazing in this way, and now want to do that all over again and open up for further applications.

It's a really challenging role, but we are sure you'll find it to be incredibly rewarding - you will help make London safer, serve our local communities, and strive to achieve the right outcome for victims and their families.

Detective Constables and Police Constables have the same rank. They have different operational roles, but there are also lots of similarities too, albeit detectives don't wear a uniform. Detective Constables ultimately deal with serious and complex investigations. In this interesting and exciting role, you will be working on varied investigations, which could include serious assaults, domestic abuse, fraud, burglary, robbery and knife crime. You could be working to safeguard a child or adult, ensuring that you get the right outcomes for the victim, their family and making your community safer.

Being a detective is all about uncovering the truth, while identifying and managing any risks. You’ll do this by analysing evidence, talking to witnesses and building trust within the community. You will talk to lots of different people, and have the compassion and skills to deal with difficult situations.

You'll work very closely with your uniform colleagues and like them, need to police London 24/7, so you'll be working shifts too. You'll be out making arrests, undertaking search warrants, searching people and places, dealing with conflict and also responding to certain crimes. It's not an office-based role and it's also not what is always portrayed in popular media culture, but it's definitely interesting and varied, and you'll deal with some very tough situations.

Joining as a Trainee Detective Constable is a limited opportunity - we aren't continuously recruiting. So, take the opportunity now - to start your application, click the 'Apply' button today.

To find out about the eligibility criteria for this role and to learn more about the scheme generally, please refer to our website.

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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.

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