NWROCU Detective Constable - Cover Officer

This secondment opportunity is open to applicants currently employed by the following Police Forces - Merseyside, GMP, Cumbria, Lancashire, North Wales, or Cheshire Police only

The North West Regional Organised Crime Unit is a collaborative multi agency covert response to tackle serious and organised crime across the North West Region.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a motivated and dedicated team working within an ever-evolving area of policing. This role offers the chance to tackle online Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE), alongside responding to a wide range of Serious Organised Crime (SOC). The successful applicant will play a vital role in protecting vulnerable people, pursuing offenders and contributing proactively in a challenging yet highly rewarding environment.

PIP 1 – PIP 2 pathway role: successful applicants will be required to sit the NIE and begin the PIP 2 pathway within two years of taking up the role.

The NWROCU leads the policing response across the region posed by serious and organised crime in Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and North Wales.  The NWROCU provides the vital link from national capabilities and expertise to local policing and knowledge, enabling the North West region to deliver the Government’s serious and organised Crime strategy and to protect communities from harm.

The post is subject to an initial secondment of two years reviewable based on continuous funding and performance.

Further developments in NWROCU’s capabilities are anticipated in the future. Applications received for Operational roles that require mandatory Officer Safety/First Aid training must hold valid in date training or able to undertake upon application.

Full details of the role requirements are provided in the JDQ.

Successful applicants working within NWROCU will be subject to MV (Management Vetting) and SC (Security Clearance) prior to taking up post.

NWROCU is committed to ensuring that we have a work force that represents the communities we serve, and we are keen to attract applications from underrepresented groups.

Further information, advice and guidance regarding the posts can be obtained from DS Jo Sweeney – [email protected] – interested parties are encouraged to make contact to learn more about the role

All applications must be supported by the Home Force support, the level of support required must comply with local Force policy e.g. whether support required at ACC level and HR Support. Before starting an application, applicants must download the NWROCU secondment support form, ensure it is completed in full and then upload to your application. 
Applicants will be prompted, and applications will not proceed until this has been completed.

**Applications from GMP will be considered on a case-by-case basis

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