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Location

Force Headquarters

Agile working – work style

Fixed Base Worker

Business Area

Forensics

Department

N/A

Rank

N/A

Grade

H

Salary

£34,662 - £42,612

Part/Full Time

Full Time

Hours per Week

37

Additional Working Conditions

Suitable for Job Share, Flexi-time, Part Time

Type of Contract

Permanent

Vetting Level Required

MV, SC

Description

Help bring criminals to justice by revealing the digital evidence that reveals the truth.

As a Digital Forensic Practitioner, you make use of forensic tools and applications to identity and recover evidence.

You’ll be extracting evidence from various digital devices from mobile phones to hard drives, helping to support the prosecution of suspects and offenders, but may also prove a person innocence.

What you’ll be doing

• Conducting advanced investigations and interpretation of data recovered from digital devices
• Provide help and advice to all frontline officers and staff on the safe seizure and handling of digital evidence
• Produce comprehensive reports of the examination and statements for courts detailing evidence and intelligence recovered

The must haves

• Excellent communication skills and ability to deliver information to a wide variety of people
• Able to use your own initiative to plan and organise workloads
• Experience of using a logical, rational and lateral approach to problem solving

Occasional evening and weekend working on a rota basis may be required. Appropriate allowances will apply.

What’s in it for you?

At Derbyshire Constabulary, we want to create an environment that puts people first, so you feel supported in everything you do. We have a range of reward and benefits available to all our employees.

What’s next

Please click APPLY to complete your application telling us how you meet the essential and desirable criteria by highlighting your skills and experience

To support you with your application we have provided some application guidance and our recruitment process.

Vacancy closes: 26 July 2026 at 23:55

If you want a chat about how we can help you throughout the recruitment process and your career with us, get in touch with the Talent Acquisition Team: talent@derbyshire.police.uk.

Who we are

At Derbyshire Constabulary, policing isn’t just patrolling the streets. Just as important as our uniformed officers is our dedicated team of professional support staff working behind the scenes. It’s these skilled people, people like you who contribute to the policing of Derbyshire.

To understand how you can make Derbyshire safer together visit our careers website.

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.

Document Attachment

Digital Forensics Practitioner.pdf – 211KB