Detective Sergeant - CID

Post Title: CID - Detective Sergeant

Type of contract:Permanent – Full time

Rank/Grade: Detective Sergeant (Substantive or candidates who are qualified to the rank of Sergeant)

Department/Directorate: CID - Specialist Operations

Vetting level required:RV/CTC

Location: Bishopsgate Police Station

Salary: National Pay Scales

Statement of expectation for the role:

The City of London Police are looking for a Detective Sergeant to work within its Criminal Investigation Department (CID), who are the 24/7 response to investigating serious and complex crime, based at Bishopsgate Police Station.

The successful applicant will be responsible for leading a team of DC’s/TDC’s investigating a broad range of PIP Level 2 crimes including GBH, PWITS, Burglaries and Robberies.

The DS role is both rewarding and challenging offering the candidate the opportunity to expand their detective experience. Candidates will be responsible for the management of crime scenes, leading spontaneous incidents, supervision and review of serious and complex investigations and working closely with other teams across Specialist Operations#, including SOCT, MCT, Cybercrime, PPU and the City Fraud Team.

A successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their ability to investigatea broad range of PIP Level 2 crimes, leadership of investigators, effective decision making and collaborative working across the City of London.

The candidate must also exhibit strong mentoring skills to help develop future City detectives within the CoLP as each desk could have 1-2 TDCs at any one time. This is an excellent opportunity to build the City’s detective talent of the future.

The CID currently operate on a 4-week shift pattern. Candidates will be expected to work a full range of shifts which includes earlies, lates and weekend working. The successful candidate will also be expected to take part in the ND CIC Rota and has the opportunity to be CoLP BX in the event of city events/protests.

The successful post holder will report to a Detective Inspector and be expected to work alongside the force SIO cadre, deputise for the DIand brief senior officers in relation to any ongoing investigations. The roles offer exposure to the strategic management of investigations and joint working across all SO investigative resources in both investigation and intelligence.

Principal duties and responsibilities

The below list is not exhaustive but is included as a guide to help you establish the principal duties and responsibilities of the role:

• Review and supervise a variety of PIP Level 2 Crimes and setting appropriate investigation strategies
• Ensure investigations are being progressed expeditiously, whilst overseeing submission of casefiles for AOJ/CPS
• Manage ongoing risk relating to outstanding suspects
• Oversee and actively take part in the development of Trainee Detective Constables
• Ensure intel approaches are being completed
• Brief Detective Inspector and senior leadership at daily meetings in relation to ongoing investigations
• Oversee crime scene management and discuss on going forensic strategies with SSU.

Essential Criteria

• PIP2 - The candidate must be an accredited Detective
• Must be substantive Detective Sergeant or hold current NPPF Sergeants exam
• A good knowledge and experience of PIP Level 2 investigations
• Good working knowledge of PACE and NICHE
• Must be self-motivated and able to deal with high volume crime supervision
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in response to live incidents
• Able to supervise T/DC’s and assist in development, providing a broad range of advice in relation to investigations
• The candidate must be flexible and resilient in their approach to work.
• Excellent victim management skills.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of supervising officers and developing Trainee Detective Constables
• Police Driver (A to B)
• Good knowledge of I.D Procedures, Production orders and examination of digital material
• Complete Crime strategies for public order events
• Knowledge of safeguarding

The application and interview will be tested under Level 2 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.

Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job role will not be considered.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT and Copilot, is permitted to review and edit application responses for spelling, grammar, and clarity. However, all responses must accurately reflect your own skills, knowledge, and experience and must not be generated by AI or contain plagiarised content. Applications found to include plagiarism or AI-generated content will be withdrawn

If you would like to discuss the post in more detail, please contact Kevin Ives on kevin.ives@cityoflondon.police.uk or Ben Hurley on Ben.Hurley@cityoflondon.police.uk

The closing date for applications is 02/11/2026 at 23:59

Please note that your application will not be considered without the completed endorsement form. Please ensure you leave enough time for your verifiers and senior leaders to complete the support of your application before the closing date.

Please note Officers who are not within 3 months of completing their tenure period will not be eligible to apply for internal roles. This applies only to Officers who are not currently working within this Directorate.

The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.

The City of London Police is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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