Police Officer Transferee

Join to apply for the Police Officer Transferee role at Merseyside Police. Merseyside Police is seeking to recruit substantive Police Constable Transferees to commence service for start dates in 2026. Policing on Merseyside is dynamic, challenging and rewarding. We are one of the best performing urban forces as graded by HMICFRS and our strategy is to put the communities of Merseyside first in all we do. We have a strong focus on continuous improvement with particular emphasis on Reducing Violence Against Women and Girls, Tackling Serious Organised Crime and County Lines, Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion, and building trust through Community Engagement.

Merseyside serves a diverse population and responds to almost 1 million calls for service per year. The opportunity to develop your career with us is available. We are looking for talented substantive Constables who have the drive and energy to support the force in providing a policing service that puts our communities at the heart of everything we do. Candidates must be committed to building a diverse and inclusive force that is representative of our communities.

We have recently introduced a new leadership framework that outlines the expected values, behaviours and culture within our Force. We operate across multiple functions such as:

• Response and Resolution (Patrol, scheduled resolution)
• Local Policing Neighbourhood
• Local Policing Targeted (pro‐active)
• Prevention (community engagement, safer schools, missing persons)
• Matrix (specialised roles such as Roads Policing, Disruption, Firearms, Mounted, Dogs, Airport, etc)
• Investigations

We have a simple transferee process which includes the following stages:

• Online Application Form – answering a few simple questions about your experience and preferred posting/location
• Initial Suitability Check – confirming you are substantive, from a home office force and do not have any active complaints
• Interview – interviews will be conducted in person against our leadership framework
• Discussion of posting and start date taking into account preferences, location and vacancies within the force
• Fitness Test (if not valid from home force), medical, vetting, PDR/Suitability form / Line Manager Appraisal from your current force and skill verification
• Final offer and confirmed start date/posting details
• Reference obtained from your home force confirming service dates etc.

The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful to discriminate against a disabled person in all areas of employment, including recruitment. The Police Service welcomes people with disabilities and will do its best to make reasonable adjustments to the working arrangements and/or the working environment, providing it is possible to do so. If you have a disability and you require support with your application, please let us know so we can consider and support you with any reasonable adjustments you may require. Should you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know during the selection process.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion is paramount. Building a workforce that represents our communities is important to us. We aim to attract and keep people with the best skills and highest potential. We want to attract a diverse range of individuals into our force who might not have considered a career with us before. We particularly welcome applications from women and Black and ethnic minority candidates.

To help us achieve a workforce that represents our communities, we have a dedicated team working to encourage people from diverse communities to build their career with us. They provide support & guidance throughout the application process to candidates from under‐represented groups. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will work with you to ensure you have the support you need.