Transferee Police Sergeant - HC612990

Location: County wide

Rank: Substantive Sergeant (probationary period must be completed in order to transfer)

Salary: As a serving Police Officer, you will transfer on your existing pay point which will be between £53,568 - £56,208 per annum. The South East Allowance payment of £2,000 per annum will also apply.

Intake Dates: April and June 2026

Transfer to Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary!

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? Would you like to work for one of the largest forces in the country? Transferring to Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary will give you the variety, challenge and opportunities you need to progress in your career whilst living and working in the perfect blend of rural and city with so many activities, events and places to go.

We are looking for likeminded experienced Officers who believe in:

• Providing exceptional local policing,
• Relentlessly pursuing criminals

What we can offer?

• Opportunities for development and progression within force
• An abundance of support networks such as Wellbeing Support Champions, Dyslexia Support, LGBT+, Inclusion matters and many, many more.
• Wealth of benefits such as On-site gym facilities and Membership of Hampshire Police Leisure and Sport, providing a wide range of benefits and sporting activities

Working for one of the largest forces in the country means there are always opportunities to progress and gain new skills, we are players on the national policing stage.

Why work in Hampshire & the Isle of Wight?

• Hampshire is one of the most interesting places in the UK to police with national infrastructure, ports, four motorways, and a real mix of urban and rural challenges which provide a variety of policing experiences, encouraging growth as an officer.
• Great access to London as well as the New Forest and the South Coast.
• Miles of beautiful coastline, with beaches, nature reserves and attractive seaside towns
• Two international airports.
• Critical national infrastructure sites to keep safe including the ports in Southampton and Portsmouth as well as crucial oil refineries.
• Packed with heritage sites, from the classic and iconic Winchester Cathedral to the modern naval history at the Mary Rose Museum
• Wide range of cultural and family friendly events, including festivals, theatrical performances and other outdoor events.

Essential Experience and Qualifications

• You must be a serving police officer from a Home Office Force with no current performance or conduct concerns.
• You must have successfully completed the two year probationary period and the Policing Diploma, or your forces equivalent qualification at the point of application.
• Hold the appropriate qualifications for your rank.
• Successful applicants will need to satisfy all the relevant eligibility criteria and pre-employment checks including medical screening, vetting and a fitness test.
• Be available to attend a 6 day (dependent on your skills transfer) Hampshire and IOW Familiarisation course.

Once you have completed this process and accepted our offer, we will contact your existing force for information including pension, salary, service, training and unpaid leave.

Please upload your last 2 PDR's and evidence of any promotion qualifications (OSPRE or NPPF) to the My Documents section of the form before submitting your application.

Please note: Our recruitment system uses a character count for your answer on each competency-based question. If you answer a question and the system states too many characters have been used, please use this online calculator to help reduce the characters and to ensure your answer will fit.

In addition to letters, our system considers spaces, bullet points and other symbols (.”@) as characters. The character calculator can be found via this link: Character Counter

Please do not use MS Word as a character count guide as it does not use HTML like our online system does.

Please note you do not need to add a CV or covering letter, ignore that part of the application.

Please follow the online application link to apply. You will be required to enter personal details, complete our screening questions, and provide examples of when you have displayed the competencies of We are emotionally aware Level 2, We take ownership Level 2, We Collaborate Level 1, We analyse critically Level 2 and We support and inspire Level 2.

Your answers to these competencies will be used to shortlist applications and reading the linked College of Policing webpages will assist you in completing your application. We also recommend you read through this Competency guidance for Transferees.

Contact details for an informal discussion

Please click here for Transferee Frequently Asked Questions.

Please contact the Police Recruitment Team on 023 8045 1611 or e-mail: police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk

Please note that the email address you supply when submitting an application will be used for contact throughout the full lifecycle of that vacancy. You will not be able to amend your contact details. You should therefore ensure that you choose an appropriately accessible email address, being mindful that the process may take several months for some roles.

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.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: positive.action@hampshire.pnn.police.uk

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.