Acting – Detective Sergeant – CID

Location: Abingdon

1 x Full Time Role

Expected Start Date: ASAP (Please note that start dates will be subject to impact assessment with T&R)

Expected Duration: 6 Months (Please note that end dates are subject to change and, depending on the needs of the department, may be extended or reduced)

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In this role you will effectively and efficiently supervise a team of officers and staff who attend, investigate, detect and reduce crime ensuring effective performance delivery and quality of service in accordance with Force and LCU priorities.

Skills and Experience:

• Must be PIP2 accredited

Principle Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the prompt and effective response to & investigation of crime including serious and complex crime. Ensure investigators utilise the full range of investigative techniques and technology available to detect and reduce crime. Regularly review the progress of investigations and ensure that victims and witnesses are updated and supported to maintain engagement and comply with the victims charter.
• Supervise the effective response to crimes, optimise forensic opportunities, ensure effective scene management according to Golden Hour principles and that the integrity of evidence is preserved and continuity recorded. Promote and support the identification of offences to be Taken Into Consideration.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of investigations. Conduct regular supervisory reviews in NICHE setting investigative actions, ensuring compliance with the victim and witness charter.
• Prioritise investigations based upon Threat, Harm Opportunity and Risk. Monitor team and officer workloads ensuring appropriately skilled staff are allocated investigations cognisant to their skill set.
• Ensure OICs maintain contact with and update victims of crime, providing support throughout the investigation and prosecution process. Ensure that vulnerable victims and witnesses are identified and supported and that appropriate Safeguarding measures are in place.
• Provide first line management to investigative teams, ensuring that officers and staff are properly equipped to deliver against our priorities through provision of training, coaching and appropriate tools. Monitor and assess individual and team performance and provide effective and timely feedback and coaching to continually improve the quality of investigations and victim service.
• Promote evidence based best practise in investigation, providing guidance in the preparation of prosecution files, exhibit handling, suspect and witness interviews, disclosure and forensic strategies.
• Ensure that ethical crime recording is maintained throughout all investigations ensuring compliance with NCRS/HOCR.
• Ensure intelligence and information collected in the course of investigations is submitted promptly for onward dissemination and that intelligence disseminated to an investigation is thoroughly researched and developed.
• Promote effective working with partner organisations and internal enabling departments to maximise investigative opportunities and quality of service.
• Maintain an overview of resource availability against demand. Manage the spontaneous and planned movement of resources in order to maintain an effective response to  crime.

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For more information, please contact DI Richard Allmond P5811.

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All roles are available for flexible working including job sharing and part-time unless there are legitimate operational / business reasons why this cannot be accommodated.

Application should take the form of a ‘why me, why now' letter, which must be typed using Arial font size 12 and be no more than 2 sides of A4 with  the margins not modified from the standard 2.54cm.

All applicants must complete the Line Manager Endorsement Form. The form REQUIRES a Chief Inspector or Superintendent’s signature, regardless of whether they are on the Shortlisting Panel. Please be aware that verbal endorsement will also not be accepted.

Suitably endorsed and eligible applications must be completed online by midday Monday 16th September 2024. Please do not send applications directly to the line manager, all applications must be submitted online.