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<h4> Location </h4> Derbyshire <h4> Business Area </h4> Operational Policing <h4> Department </h4> N/A <h4> Rank </h4> Constable <h4> Grade </h4> N/A <h4><p>Salary</p></h4><p>£31,164 - £50,256</p><h4> Part/Full Time </h4> Full Time <h4> Hours per Week </h4> 40 <h4> Additional Working Conditions </h4> Part Time <h4> Type of Contract </h4> Permanent <h4> Vetting Level Required </h4> MV, SC <h4> Description </h4><p>Derbyshire Constabulary has an exciting opportunity for constables, who are existing Authorised Firearms Officers, to transfer to Derbyshire.</p><p> About the unit :-</p><p> The Armed Response Unit provides the central armed response for the county and niche specialist capability including Tactical Rifle, Close Protection and Mobile Armed Support to Surveillance. It also provides Firearms tactical advice for the force with the Firearms Support Unit.</p><p>The Armed Response Unit is an evolving group of professional officers who are highly trained and motivated. The teams have access to the most up-to-date equipment and training to ensure they can carry out their role and receive support and development within the unit. We a modern state-of-the-art firing range which was completed in December 2017.</p><p> The unit is currently working a four-on, four-off 12-hour shift pattern.</p><p> This is a demanding role that requires the successful candidates to demonstrate:</p><p> A proven ability to undertake all duties outlined in the National Authorised Firearms Officer role profile.</p><p>Candidates must be able to produce a training record endorsed by their Chief Firearms Instructor.</p><p>You must be:-</p><p> Substantive in the rank of Constable within a Home Office force.</p><p>Be an occupationally and operationally competent Authorised Firearms Officer trained to a minimum AFO role profile as detailed in the NPFTC.</p><p>Be able to pass the JRFT to level 9-4 on application.</p><p>Be a current police advanced driver or willing to take an advanced driving course.</p><p>Be able to evidence occupational and operational competence at interview.</p><p>Have no outstanding discipline or integrity issues with current force.</p><p>The Recruitment Process</p><p> Stage 1: Your application – you will need to provide evidence that demonstrates your competency to be an Authorised firearms officer. Please ensure you review the Competency and Values Framework document before applying.</p><p>Stage 2: Interview – this will be with two senior officers who will be assessing you against the personal qualities required for an Armed Response Unit Constable, and also your commitment to Derbyshire Constabulary and the challenges that we face as a County.</p><p>Stage 3: Firearms Assessment.</p><p>Stage 4: Pre–employment checks – If you are successful at the interview you will be invited in for a medical and fitness test. If you pass both the medical and fitness test we will also carry out vetting checks and contact your current force HR department and line manager for employment references.</p><p>Stage 5: Final Offer – If all of the above checks are met satisfactorily, we will write to you offering you a position with Derbyshire Constabulary. Please do not serve your notice to your current force until you have received your final offer letter in writing.</p><p>The application form and job description are both available on our E-Recruitment portal, which allows you to track the progress of your application.</p><p>Please be aware that where Officers are unable to retain their firearms status, in accordance with the Firearms Training Standard Operating Procedures, they may be permanently removed from the post.</p><p>Please be aware that we are not able to accept applications from officers serving in non-Home Office Forces.</p><p>The closing date is Sunday 1st February 2026 at 23:55 but may be earlier depending on the number of applications received.</p><p> Who we are?</p><p>Derbyshire Constabulary has a strong and unequivocal commitment to delivering a high-quality policing service for everyone in the county - whether for our one million residents or our ten million visitors to the Peak District. By joining us you'll play a unique role in helping us to keep Derbyshire as one of the safest places to live and work in England.</p><p>To understand how you can make Derbyshire safer together visit our careers website.</p><p>We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and encourage anyone who has considered a career in policing to apply. We’re particularly keen to increase the number of females and candidates from black and minority ethnic communities and the LGBT community, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.</p><h4> Document Attachment </h4><a href="https://shrsc.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/channel-1/appcentre-3/brand-5/candidate/download_file_opp/9232/56782/1/0/d1a31a1d7fb098d5c450e384d5033bababe84aa5" target="_blank"> ARU Constable JD.docx (1) (1).pdf – 624KB </a><br>





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Derbyshire Constabulary

Authorised Firearms Officer Transferee Constables DE25b

<h4> Location </h4> Derbyshire <h4> Business Area </h4> Operational Policing <h4> Department </h4> N/A <h4> Rank </h4> Detective Constable <h4> Grade </h4> N/A <h4><p>Salary</p></h4><p>£31,164 - £50,256</p><h4> Part/Full Time </h4> Full Time <h4> Hours per Week </h4> 40 <h4> Additional Working Conditions </h4> Part Time <h4> Type of Contract </h4> Permanent <h4> Vetting Level Required </h4> MV, RV <h4> Description </h4><p><strong>Make your experience count, join Derbyshire Constabulary!</strong></p><p>At Derbyshire Constabulary we pride ourselves on recognising people with real potential. That’s why we offer our officers so much support, motivation and training because, as they improve, so will our force.</p><p>Derbyshire is a predominantly rural area which includes large parts of the Peak District National Park, offering opportunities for an outdoor lifestyle and an enhanced quality of life. However, we also have vibrant urban centres in the city of Derby and the town of Chesterfield and our central location, with excellent transport links and trains taking you to London in 90 minutes, suits those who also enjoy the city life or like to escape and travel on their rest days.</p><p>Whether you want to specialise in a particular area of policing, or progress through the ranks, our experienced leaders can help you to reach your goals. All you have to do is bring us your talent, dedication and enthusiasm and we’ll welcome you to the team.</p><p><strong>Currently we have vacancies within the following areas of the Crime Directorate. There may be additional vacancies available within other departments in due course and wherever possible we will look to accommodate requests in order of preference considering this alongside operational needs.</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Child Investigation Team </strong>(Based at Chesterfield and Derby)</li><li><strong>Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Unit </strong>(Based at Chesterfield and Derby)</li><li><strong>High Risk Domestic Abuse </strong>(Based at Chesterfield and Derby)</li><li><strong>Criminal Investigation Dept </strong>(Based at Chesterfield and Derby)</li><li><strong>Major Crime Unit (MCU) </strong>(Based at Derby)</li><li><strong>Economic Crime Unit </strong>(Derby, Chesterfield, or HQ (Ripley)</li></ul><p>If you are high performing and looking for a new challenge, then this could be the place for you.</p><p>In return, as a detective officer transferring from a Home Office Police Force, you will retain:</p><ul><li>Your previous service and current levels of pay (excluding force specific benefits i.e. London weighting).</li><li>Annual leave entitlement, as long as there is no break in service.</li><li>Your current pension arrangements.</li></ul><p>We are also able to offer the 'Recommend Derbyshire' scheme for this vacancy, the details of which are attached.</p><p><strong>The must haves</strong></p><ul><li>Substantive in the rank of constable.</li><li>Be a member of a Home Office force or Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) or Police Scotland (please note we cannot accept an application to transfer from an officer serving with a non-Home Office police force).</li><li>Evidence of completion of ICIDP and competency at PIP level 2.</li><li>Experience of working in a PIP level 2 environment.</li><li>Have a full manual driving licence.</li><li>Prepared to use own vehicle and undertake assessment to drive Derbyshire police vehicles.</li><li>Have no outstanding discipline or integrity issues.</li><li>Have an in date job related fitness test (JRFT) and Public and Personal Safety Training (PPST).</li></ul><p><strong>What’s in it for you?</strong></p><p>At Derbyshire Constabulary, we aim to create an environment that puts people first. We want you to feel supported in everything you do, so you can give your very best. What’s more, we have a range of reward and benefits that if you join us you could enjoy.</p><p><strong>What’s next ?</strong></p><p>If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you. Please click apply to complete your application.</p><p><strong>Please note we reserve the right to close this process at any time, should our required numbers be met.</strong></p><p><strong>Who we are</strong></p><p>Derbyshire Constabulary has a strong and unequivocal commitment to delivering a high-quality policing service for everyone in the county - whether for our one million residents or our ten million visitors to the Peak District. By joining us you'll play a unique role in helping us to keep Derbyshire as one of the safest places to live and work in England.</p><p><strong>To understand how you can make Derbyshire safer together visit our <a href="https://careers.derbyshire.police.uk/" target="_blank">careers website</a>.</strong></p><p>We value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.</p><h4> Document Attachment </h4><a href="https://shrsc.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/channel-1/appcentre-3/brand-5/xf-e70f8d068336/candidate/download_file_opp/8569/56782/1/0/4e35c67e6f4abc2f47aef8544b075541a53c757c" target="_blank"> Recommend Derbyshire Detective Constable - Transferees (DP 25,1).pdf – 41KB </a><br>





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Detective Constable - Transferees (DP 25,1)

<h4> Location </h4> Derbyshire <h4> Business Area </h4> Operational Policing <h4> Department </h4> N/A <h4> Rank </h4> Constable <h4> Grade </h4> N/A <h4><p>Salary</p></h4><p>£31,164 - £50,256</p><h4> Part/Full Time </h4> Full Time <h4> Hours per Week </h4> 40 <h4> Additional Working Conditions </h4> Part Time <h4> Type of Contract </h4> Permanent <h4> Vetting Level Required </h4> RV <h4> Description </h4><p><strong>Join us and make Derbyshire safer together.</strong></p><p>We’re looking for experienced <strong>Police Constables</strong> who would like to join Derbyshire, helping to keep our communities safe, bringing offenders to justice and protecting vulnerable people from harm.</p><p>Our vision is to be an outstanding force and provide a consistently good service to the public across the county.</p><p>We believe in our values and strive to work to them in everything we do.</p><p>You’ll be joining a policing team that work together, it’s truly vibrant, diverse and rewarding work, protecting everyone in Derbyshire.</p><p><strong>We are “One Derbyshire”</strong></p><p>Derbyshire is a predominantly rural area and includes large parts of the Peak District National Park, offering opportunities for an outdoor lifestyle and enhanced quality of life. In contrast we have vibrant urban centres in the city of Derby and town of Chesterfield, suiting those who also enjoy the city life.</p><p>Look through our <strong>Transferee Information Pack</strong> to learn more about why Derbyshire Constabulary is the force for you as well as everything you need to know about the recruitment process and becoming part of our rewarding team.</p><p><strong>We’re excited to welcome officers interested in transferring to the beautiful High Peak/ Glossop area of Derbyshire.</strong></p><p><strong>Next Steps</strong></p><p>If Derbyshire Constabulary sounds like the right place for you to continue your career as a Police Officer, please click <strong>APPLY</strong> to complete your application.</p><p><strong>The closing date for this opportunity is 20 December 2025 at 23:55.</strong></p><p>To understand how you can make Derbyshire safer together visit our <a href="https://careers.derbyshire.police.uk/" target="_blank"><strong>careers website</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>We value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.</p><h4> Document Attachment </h4><a href="https://shrsc.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/mobile-0/channel-1/appcentre-3/brand-5/xf-2b9a451b8fd6/candidate/download_file_opp/8642/56782/1/0/203ea64b075f8811809107a5372cf7578a688214" target="_blank"> Police Constable Transferees Information Pack.pdf – 1916KB </a><br>





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