Transferee opportunities

You must have completed your probationary period and be confirmed in rank. We check applications to ensure applicants have passed probation and have correct promotion criteria depending on rank applied for.

We check eligibility in accordance with Home Office circulars in ACPO guidance, e.g. tattoos must be coverable by uniform. You must not have tattoos on your hands, neck, forearms or face which could cause offence to members of the public or colleagues, or be considered lewd, garish or provocative.

Detectives

For detective roles we also require proof of relevant PIP accreditation:

• CID (PIP II or working towards is essential)
• Public Protection (PIP II or working towards is essential)
• Major Crime (PIP II or working towards is essential)
• Serious and Organised Crime (PIP II is not essential)
• Dedicated source (PIP II is not essential)
• Digital Forensics and cyber crime (PIP II is not essential)

We appreciate that the application process can be lengthy and will take several months. We do not have a timescale for appointments at present as the recruitment process commences on an adhoc basis. Appointments will depend on applicants’ skills and on suitable vacancies across the force area: they cannot be guaranteed.

Please mark on the application form the role you wish to apply for.

We will score the evidence you have provided of your skills and experience. If successful at this stage you will be invited to attend an interview.

You will be asked to attend an interview where you will be required to create and deliver a 10 minute presentation (topic will be provided to you on day of interview) followed by a series of competency based questions. If successful you will be invited to attend background/pre-employment checks.

The importance of honesty and integrity is made clear throughout our application process. Officers are subject to the Standards of Professional Behaviour, which clearly set out what communities can expect from their officers.

Everyone who joins Gwent Police will need to complete a security vetting process.

It is useful to begin collecting the following as they will be required as part of this process:

• Your address history for the last five years
• Collate details of your monthly income and expenditure
• Collate details of your savings and borrowings
• Ever been declared bankrupt or had a CCJ? Get proof of debt being discharged
• Collate details of any secondary employment or business interests
• Your partner and their address history for the last 5 years

Collate your family/friends/associates’ details, i.e:

• Your parents and your partner’s parents
• Your full, half & step siblings
• Your children (if aged over 10)
• All co-residents at your current address (e.g. lodgers)
• Any criminal associates
• Any cautions, convictions or Fixed Penalty notices

Collate details of any previous contact with the police, e.g:

• If you’ve ever been arrested
• If you’ve ever been involved in an investigation
• Any traffic offences (excluding parking offences)

If successful at interview we will need to carry out security and financial vetting (including a check with your home force Professional Standards department), to the level required for the role. We will also invite you to attend a Medical (and BMI) check, Fitness test and drugs test. We will try to arrange all the tests for the same day but this cannot be guaranteed as appointments are subject to organisational demand.

We will also at this stage be contacting your home force to verify sickness, training, and to confirm your salary/pension.

Once all background checks are complete and home force information has been verified we will send you a final offer of appointment confirming posting, location, training etc.

You will have a 2 week induction upon appointment to familiarise you with Gwent systems, polices and procedures.

Once your induction is complete we will invite you to attend a re-attestation ceremony.

You'll enjoy the advantages of a contributory pension scheme, which is a Career Average Revalued Earnings Scheme (CARE).

Our equality and diversity objectives are enforced through an established Equality and Diversity Board. This demonstrates our commitment to ensuring we consistently treat our colleagues and public with fairness, dignity and respect.

Our employee assistance programme is provided by CareFirst, is free to all and available 24 hours a day all year round, providing confidential support for problems that can affect performance, health, and mental and emotional wellbeing.

We offer an Occupational Health and Welfare Unit to help maintain both your physical and psychological health while at work. The service is confidential and includes a counselling service. 

The Occupational Health team aims to support attendance and effectiveness by working proactively to minimise health risks and to promote individual responsibility for health, fitness and wellbeing. You are also eligible for a free eye test.

There are many sports teams for you to join from running, hockey, fishing and football. There are also free gym facilities at a number of our sites.

We have a full occupational maternity leave policy available to all employees of Gwent Police. 52 weeks maternity in total: 18 weeks at full pay, 21 weeks of statutory maternity pay, and 13 weeks of no pay. This is subject to length of service. We also offer an adoption leave policy.

There are a range of associations, networks and groups supporting our workforce and Gwent Police has a range of initiatives and schemes to help colleagues develop.

Our staff networks offer support and friendship to our officers, staff and the local community alike. They work to support and advise colleagues nationally and we are proud of the active part they play in influencing policing across the UK.

The networks and associations include:

• The Disability Support Network
• The Women in Policing Network (GWiP)
• The Gwent Police Ethnic Minority Association (GEMA)
• The LGBT+ Network
• The Christian Police Association
• The Mental Health Support Network
• Police Sport Gwent
• Police Superintendents Association
• Welsh Speakers and Learners Network
• Unison and
• The Police Federation.

Only Police Officers can join the Police Federation, if you opt to join the Police Federation, you can choose to join a life insurance scheme with awards payable to your spouse or partner, and to any dependents. In addition to accessing crucial illness and sickness cover, you can take out insurance, at a preferential rate, to cover any legal expenses connected to your job, and also benefit from the best rehabilitation facilities.

To promote healthy journeys to work, Gwent Police and Cycle Solutions have working together to provide staff and officers with the opportunity with a new bike and safety equipment, with big discount off the total price, spreading the cost over 18 months.

Lifestyle and organisational discounts including gym memberships (as well as on-site gyms), restaurants, takeaways, travel, financial products, an eye care scheme and more.