CTPNW - Transfer/Secondment - Op's Support - Constable - Cover Officer Manchester, England
Job description
Number of Posts
1
Advertised
EXTERNAL POLICE OFFICERS ONLY
Branch/Division
Counter Terrorism Policing North West
Location
Force Headquarters - Central Park Complex
Rank
Police Constable
Leadership Level
Peer Leader
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
40
Hours
Full time
Advertised Salary
Police Officer
Shift Allowances/Enhancements/ Additional Info
Telephone
Enhanced Vetting Required
DNA Elimination Required
Advert
Established in April 2007, CTPNW exists as one of five Counter Terrorism Units (CTU’s) within a National Counter Terrorism Policing (NCTP) framework, designed to strengthen the UK’s response to the threat from terrorism.
In April 2018, the North West Counter Terrorism Unit (NWCTU) was rebranded to Counter Terrorism Police North West (CTPNW), reflecting a collaborative restructure in operations. This follows a review undertaken in 2015 of how the Force Special Branches operate, as a result, changes have been actioned to streamline processes across the NW region to ensure they are consistent, maximise opportunities and deliver unified working.
The CTPNW manages and coordinates the operational counter terrorism response on behalf of the 5 North West forces: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. It also offers CT assistance and guidance to the Isle of Man Constabulary.
Operational governance is managed by ACC Potts. The Head of the CTPNW is DCS Sarah Kenwright who coordinates and delivers the four strands of the CONTEST strategy (Prevent, Protect, Pursue and Prepare) in collaboration with local policing teams and other partner agencies.
The Head of CTPNW is assisted by 7 Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) who are responsible for leading one of each of the seven thematic strands covering Investigations, Operational Support, Intelligence, Borders Policing, Prevent, Protect & Prepare and Business Services.
In addition to protecting the communities of the North West the CTPNW also works hand in hand with the CTP South East, CTP North East, West Midlands CTU, Counter Terrorism Command and a network of Counter Terrorism Intelligence Units (CTIUs) to ensure that the United Kingdom is able to manage the threat from terrorism.
Please refer to the attached a Job Description with details regarding the skills required to do this role. The form has been signposted to indicate at which stage of the process each criteria will be tested.
As a Cover Officer you will primarily be responsible for the day to day management of both Undercover Officers and the operations on which they are deployed. Full details can be found in the 'Main Duties and Responsibilities' section of the Job Description. Please direct any additional enquiries to the Special Projects Team - 0161 8561090.
Closing Date
12 Jul 2023
Recruitment Team Contact
Other Information
Please view the Person Specification within the job description, when applying you will have a maximum of 150 words PER essential/desirable criteria listed beneath Qualifications, skills, knowledge, experience and other. Unfortunately if you are unable to evidence all of the essential criteria listed, you are not eligible to apply.
Please ensure that your application follows the above guidance. If you need further advice please contact [email protected].
For specialist police posts, eligible candidates will:
- have completed their probation at the closing date;
- be confirmed in the rank of the vacancy;
Potential candidates are required to check if they are eligible to apply for this role
- not previously been unsuccessful at an assessment or interview for the same post within the last six months;
- have no outstanding disciplines (not including complaints).
- have completed the minimum tenure in your current post (if specialist post)
If you have any queries regarding your eligibility you should email [email protected]
The attached Confirmation of Suitability to post form should be completed and returned to [email protected] by the closing date. Failure to do so will result in your application being withdrawn. Please note that a copy of your application should be made available to your line manager in order for them to be able to complete the Confirmation of Suitability to post form. During completion of your application there will be options at the top of the screen to either save your application to your desktop or to print a copy.
The process for providing DNA has changed, candidates will be advised at conditional offer with regards to DNA being provided and recorded on the DNA elimination database.
Please note, all of our communication will be sent to you via the e-mail address you provide on your application form, therefore please ensure [email protected] is in your mail safe senders / safe recipients list to prevent our e-mails going into your junk mail.
You will find attached the Code of Ethics and Competency and Values Framework for policing, these nationally recognised behaviours and values set out the guidance that you will be tested against within any specialist recruitment process. This will provide a consistent foundation for a range of local and national processes to be evidenced and which GMP adhere to.
This framework will ensure that there are clear expectations of Police Officers working in a policing environment which in turn will lead to standards being raised for the benefit and safety of the public. GMP have now aligned their recruitment process for Specialist Police Officer posts to the Competency and Values Framework. As a result of this change the Leadership Expectations assessment criteria have now been removed for this recruitment process.
This is a designated post under the Force Vetting Strategy and the post will therefore attract an enhanced level of vetting.
For further information regarding the National Security Vetting process, please click the following link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/security-vetting-and-clearance’
Please note for applications which carry enhanced vetting you should have resided in the UK for the last 5 years.
Due to the Equality Act (2010) the sickness will not be checked until the conditional offer stage of the recruitment process and therefore candidates need to ensure that they have a good attendance record for the last 2 years for Staff and officers and for 12 months for apprentices.
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. If you need any support completing this application please contact [email protected] and the recruitment team will be happy to assist .
Should you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know during the selection process.
Please note that you will be required to provide an educational psychologist report in support of any adjustments.
Minimum Age for Applications
18
