Police Officer Rejoiners (Constable)

West Midlands Police are currently recruiting for Rejoiners at the rank of Constable. If you’re an experienced Police Officer who has previously served within a UK Home Office Police Force, and wishes to re-join we’d like to hear from you! There is no restriction on how long you’ve been out of policing, however ideally you would have left your role within the last 5 years – that being said, we welcome applications from all former police officers who share our vision and values.

There’s no better time to join us - as the second largest Police Force in the UK, policing the West Midlands is diverse and fast-paced. Careers with us are varied and demanding, but exciting too. From major incidents to community policing, every day is different and with hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2022 a career with WMP has a lot to offer.

Neighbourhood policing continues to play a significant part in tackling issues and working in partnership with our local communities. We have teams based across our patch to investigate crime and vulnerability, in our CID and Public Protection units. We have central Firearms, Operations, Offender Management, Intelligence and Professional Standards departments and work in partnership with police colleagues in the West Midlands CTU, NABIS, and the Regional Organised Crime Unit.

Although we aim to post you to a role in line with your preferences and experience, postings will be decided in line with organisational needs. We serve 2.8 million people in an area rich in diversity, with around 30 per cent of its population from ethnic minority backgrounds. Our force values embody what we are, to apply you must have real passion for people and communities. You will have a desire to work alongside our local communities to build relationships and make a difference to the lives of people in the West Midlands.

WMP is committed to supporting all colleagues with continuous professional development, great staff offers, associations and social clubs, wellbeing support, and a comprehensive development programme across the force.

To apply to re-join the Police Service at West Midlands Police, you must:

• Have previously been a substantive serving Police Officer within a UK Home Office Police Force
• Meet our standards in terms of tattoos, fitness and health
• Lived in the UK continuously for the past three years
• Resigned, but not retired, from your role as a Police Officer

We are now accepting applications from Rejoiners who worked for British Transport Police, however we are currently reviewing our training programme for Officers transferring from non home office forces. This may mean there is a slight delay on progressing your application whilst this review takes place, but rest assured you will be updated once the training programme has been confirmed.

If you’re committed, enthusiastic and ready to join us in making the West Midlands safer place apply now. Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully passing vetting and medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test. Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public, and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold.

West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a ‘Disability Confident Interview Scheme’ - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.

Diversity and Inclusion Vision: Maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities.