Crime Scene Investigator in Eastleigh

Location: Locard Building, Eastleigh & Alchorne Place Portsmouth.

Salary: Scale 5/6/SO1, £30,333 - £39,276 per annum (Plus 12.5% Shift allowance and weekend enhancement.)

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 1st March 2026 at 23:59 hours

This role has been identified as requiring mandatory Psychological Screening.

About The Role

Crime Scene Investigators (CSI's) are responsible for examining a crime scene to document and recover evidence to prove or disprove a person's involvement in a crime and the sequence of events. CSI's can also use forensic techniques to identify a deceased person on behalf of the Coroner. CSI's are trained to a high standard to ensure the best evidence is available to the investigation and to the Criminal Justice System, using a variety of methods to recover physical evidence such as friction ridge detail, DNA, footwear marks and trace evidence.

You will support investigations through the preservation, capture and assessment of evidence at crime scenes using digital capture, forensic and fingerprint techniques which may link an individual to the scene. You will assess and record all aspects of a crime scene and the immediate environment, ensuring that all findings are available to support the wider investigation. You will attend suspicious deaths and post-mortems to provide appropriate forensic advice and support. You will undertake forensic examination of exhibits from crime scenes within an accredited ISO17025 facility to assess their forensic potential to support an investigation. You will also prepare and present evidence, including, but not limited to, statements, schedules, incident logs, and prepare exhibits for the laboratory.

What's on Offer

• Family friendly policies supporting those with caring responsibilities.
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 24 days in addition to public holidays, rising to 29 after five years' service.
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Retail, holiday and leisure discounts through Hampshire Police Leisure and Sports Club or Blue Light Card.
• Excellent wellbeing support and access to Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff representation groups and inclusion network.
• Eye test vouchers.

Essential Qualifications

Educated to QCF Level 3 in Chemistry, Biology or other relevant science subject OR significant work experience deemed to have brought the postholder to a comparable level, or to have successfully completed the NTC Initial Scenes of Crime or other nationally recognised course.

Essential Experience

Significant experience in a related field, examples may include:

• Forensic work.
• General science/laboratory work.
• Extensive, detailed investigative work.
• Experience in a Criminal Justice role.

Competencies and Personal Qualities

• We are Emotionally Aware - Level 1
• We Take Ownership - Level 1
• We Analyse Critically - Level 2
• We Are Collaborative - Level 1
• We are Innovative and Open Minded - Level 1

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.

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.