Investigating Officer

We are currently recruiting for experienced Police Investigating Officers to work for Surrey Police at their police station in Guildford.

PLEASE NOTE DUE TO POLICE VETTING CRITERIA YOU MUST HAVE RESIDED WITHIN THE UK CONTINUOUSLY FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.

The Role:

Surrey Police are welcoming applications for a number of Investigating Officer vacancies within the West Surrey investigation teams.This is a requirement for a PIP 1 investigator, either in our Domestic Abuse team (where you will be working to protect some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from domestic related abuse) or our Neighbourhood Policing Investigation teams where you will be supporting response teams to deal with investigations and persons in custody.

There are current vacancies on West Surrey (Based at Guildford Police Station). For those working within our DA investigation teams, all successful applicants will be asked to complete a psychological health screening as part of the clearance process before a formal offer is made.

Working hours can be flexible but will generally be Monday - Friday office hours.

Key responsibilities

You will carry your own case load of PIP1 (professionalising investigation programme level 1) cases from reporting to trial and everything in-between. This will involve taking statements from complainants and witnesses, interviewing suspects, gathering other evidence such as CCTV and phone data, presenting the case file to the CPS (crown prosecution service) and then attending court as the officer in the case (OIC).

Your overall aims will be to safeguard individuals, bring perpetrators to justice and prevent further harm through high quality investigations, perseverance, and attention to detail.

You will be responsible for working alongside other teams within Surrey Police(forensics, custody, ID unit, other investigative departments) as well as our partners (Adult and Children's social care, Domestic abuse outreach, MARAC,CPS) to ensure that your investigations are to the highest standard of evidential quality and compliant with all relevant legislation - such as PACE(Police and Criminal Evidence Act) and CPIA (Criminal Procedures and Investigations Act).

Essential skills and experience

• Proven experience in investigation matters and of conducting interviews to a high standard.
• A working knowledge of criminal law and of the criminal justice system.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively communicate and empathise with different communities.
• The ability to operate a computer database system and/or the willingness to undertake training and become proficient in the use of Surrey Police systems.
• The ability to work effectively unsupervised and as part of a team.
• An understanding of the effect of other legislation such as GDPR, Equality Act as well as the impact of diversity and inclusion to an effective team
• A full and valid driving licence is required to fulfil your duties

Desirable skills and experience

• Proven research skills, an attention to detail as well as the ability to innovate and think outside the box

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