Staff - Crime Scene Investigator Tier 1 - Northampton, United Kingdom - Northamptonshire Police

Northamptonshire Police

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Northampton, United Kingdom

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Description

Role type- Police Staff- Contract duration- Permanent- Contract type- Full Time- Department- Collaboration Units Forensics- Location- Northampton, Force Headquarters - NN4 0JQ- Grade/scale- Staff - Scale - Range- Salary
- £25,758 - £27,690

This/These post(s) attract allowances
Shift Allowance, Weekend Working Enhancement
Weekend enhancement 12.5%
Shift percentage 12.50%
Hours per week 37
Closing date
25/04/2023, 23:55
The best part about working in this team
The CSI unit is a close knit team who are ambitious to provide the best possible service to the organisation and community. We are forward thinking and strive to harmonise business needs and personal wellbeing.
How does the work this team does make a difference
The Northamptonshire Police CSI team provide specialist forensic services to the detection of crime ranging from Volume to Serious and Major crime, bringing offenders to justice and protecting the public.
The purpose of this role
To provide forensic expertise to the investigation of crime scenes; recording, recovering and processing evidence in accordance with current ISO 17020 accreditation standards.
Job description
JOB TITLE: EMSOU-FS CSI Tier 1

SCALE: 5

SUPERVISION AND CONTROL:
Operations Manager

PLACE OF WORK:
Force Headquarters

HOURS OF WORK: 37

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To provide a Crime Scene Investigation capability across the East Midlands Region ensuring a comprehensive, efficient and effective service is delivered for local and regional crime scene examinations by maximising the forensic opportunities to aid the investigative and criminal justice processes.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Specialist

To provide Crime Scene Examination functionality to volume crime scenes whilst maximising forensic opportunities for the investigative process.
To provide support under supervision, to complex, serious and major crime scenes as required ensuring the successful completion of any forensic examination to the appropriate forensic strategy level.
To work within the principles of ISO9001:2008 certification and support the implementation and accreditation for ISO 17020 across the CSI functions, to ensure delivery of, conformance to and accreditation in quality standards.
To maintain personal career development profile, training records, and competence against agreed CSI Technical Procedures and Work Instructions.
Work with Managers to identify opportunities to develop capabilities, exploit innovation and deliver efficiencies, whilst demonstrating value for money.
To participate in specialist CSI work streams for DVI.
To work within Risk Assessments in line with force and regional Health and Safety policies and National Legislation.
To ensure that the CSI equipment, estate, vehicle fleet and consumables are current, fit for purpose and available and where required, liaise with internal and external partners.
To attend Court as required, providing evidence and justification on actions, decisions, findings and conclusions.
To form part of the regional Crime Scene Investigation team and contribute effectively to the development and direction of EMSOU-FS undertaking work and projects as required.

General

To uphold the EMSOU Values and Behaviours.
To undertake any other duties commensurate to the role as directed by the Head of Operations or Operations Managers.

NOTE:

The job description reflects the major tasks to be carried out by the post holder and identifies a level of responsibility at which the post holder will be required to work.

In the interests of effective working and major tasks may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changing needs and circumstances.

Such reviews and other consequential changes will be carried out in consultation with the post holder.

The post holder will be also required to carry out such other duties as may be determined from time to time to be within the general scope of the post.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE:

The annual leave entitlement is 23 days with a further 5 days after 5 years continuous service.

Why work for Northamptonshire Police
?

Northamptonshire Police has gained a reputation as a pioneering and innovative force, responsible for policing a large diverse, multi-cultural population.

If you are looking for a fresh challenge which offers a genuine opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives, variety and the chance to broaden your experience, then Northamptonshire Police is the force for you.

Equality, diversity and inclusion
Northamptonshire Police are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are working hard to increase diversity and inclusion within the Constabulary, where communities are under-represented, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, people of all ages, abilities, faiths, religions and gender, LGBT communities and those from other disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds, who share our values