Sju Traffic Prosecution Case Officer - Winchester, United Kingdom - Hampshire Constabulary

Hampshire Constabulary

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Winchester, United Kingdom

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Job Details:

Job Title:
SJU Traffic Prosecution Case Officer (OIC) - HC612836

Location:
Mottisfont Court, Winchester

Salary:
Scale 5, £27,789 - £29,874 per annum

Hours: 37.00 per week

Contract:
Permanent

Closing Date:
Sunday 26th November 2023 at 23:59 hours

About The Role:

Your role will be to act as the Officer in the Case (OIC) in the prosecution of road traffic offences committed within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Responsibilities will be but not limited to:
As the Officer in the Case (OIC), support various prosecution procedures, including, but not limited to:
a.

assessing a case, conducting further enquiries to identify relevant offences and making decisions in relation to the final charges to be included on the charge sheet.

b. Reviewing prosecution cases to decide upon the appropriate action to be taken, based upon the available evidence.
c.

Coordination of evidential material, including the production of evidential statements, liaising with relevant parties to undertake further evidential enquiries and ensuring that all relevant evidence is appropriately captured and recorded within the agreed timeframe(s).

d. Attend Magistrates and Crown Courts to provide evidence and/or advice as required.

Act as a point of contact/escalation for more complex enquiries received. Provide guidance and support to the SJU (Senior) Clerks to ensure an efficient and effective resolution is provided and/or appropriate action can be taken.

Develop a detailed and thorough understanding of:
a.

Fixed penalty notices, traffic offence reports, driver education courses and Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP)/ Section 172 Road Traffic Act 1988 requests to support the processing of the required legal documentation and resulting prosecutions.

b. The use of video and digital photographic equipment to extract evidence.
c.

Evidence assessment in support of the prosecution of traffic offences in line with legislation, such as the Road Traffic Act 1988.

Support your line manager through the undertaking of tasks listed within the SJU Traffic Prosecution Team (Senior) Clerk role profile as/when directed and/or required.
Monitor the maintenance of records held on the relevant computerised and manual filing system(s), ensuring that the information is accurate, up to date, accessible and compliant with local, regional and national guidelines.
Regularly liaise with multiple internal and external stakeholders to ensure an efficient and effective service is provided.
To give regular and effective service.

For more information please see the job profile.

Essential Qualifications:

Educated to QCF Level passes) OR work experience deemed to have brought the postholder to a comparable level.

Essential Experience:

Experience of working in a busy administrative environment, undertaking complex administrative tasks to a high standard.

Experience working unsupervised in a customer facing role.

Competencies:

We are Emotionally Aware Level 1
We Take Ownership Level 1
We are collaborative Level 1
Impartiality
Integrity
Public Service

Contact details for an informal discussion:

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve.

We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.

The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.