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Band 5: £24,360 - £25,353 (Rising to £24,558 - £25,560 in September 2023)

Location: North Tyneside

Contract Type 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Hours: Full Time

Working for #TeamNP

Northumbria Police is one of the largest police forces in the country, serving a population of 1.5 million people from a wide range of various communities, covering an area of more than 2,000 square miles.

There are around 5,800 people working at Northumbria Police and 488 more who contribute by volunteering for one of our various volunteer schemes.

A career at Northumbria Police is like no other, it’s our people that make it an exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can let your skills shine. We are passionate about where we live and what we do, we deliver exceptional support to our communities, and we work together to make our local area a safer place for us all. Every single person at Northumbria Police is valued for their amazing contribution – and we are all part of something truly special.

What we offer

• 26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays

• Enhanced Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave

• Flexi Time - allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs

• Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)

• Agile working – option to work from home, your team zone, and spaces across the force

• Fantastic market leading public sector pension scheme

• Corporate Travel schemes – local rail, bus services and metro

• Access to Private Healthcare and Eye Test Vouchers

• Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets

• To take care of your physical and mental well-being, we’ve invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service and access to gyms in some stations

• Sports & Social Club – join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel

• Cycle to work scheme

• Conduct drug testing with IOM offenders who come into MEL custody and other trigger related offences. Role will include capturing evidential samples to ensure the Criminal Justice route is followed.

• Ensure onward referrals are made for positive tests in conjunction with colleagues in the recovery partnerships – NRP & NTRP.

• Undertake data input in relation to intelligence ratings into Force computerised systems, ensuring all information is entered in a timely and accurate fashion, in order to meet deadlines.

• Quality assure data input, checking accuracy of information and clarifying anomalies as necessary, in order to ensure information input is accurate.

• Maintain computerised and paper based records, undertaking support and clerical functions required for service provision to the police and members of the public. Manage databases for confidential sources, tracking information throughput, current and past registers and monitor the status drift of the sources.

• Disseminate intelligence and information to Officers In Charge, IOM officers and Harm Reduction Team within the Area Command.

• Provide a range of management information and other statistical information to internal groups and authorised persons in accordance with agreed local procedures in an efficient and timely manner.

• Open and sort all incoming postal and electronic mail via the relevant mailbox, redirecting as appropriate, ensuring that all correspondence is dealt with promptly and efficiently.

• Receive and action telephone enquiries, referring to the relevant police officer within the area command to ensure appropriate service delivery.

• Ability to use a variety of software packages including MS Word and Excel.

• Experience of working as part of a team and delivering a high quality customer service

• Attention to detail

• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines

• Ability to work on own initiative

• Confident and able to make decisions

• What we would like you to have:

• Experience of supporting managers

• Experience of minuting meetings

• Experience of providing a front line service to a variety of contacts.

Just so you know

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a drug testing in custody liaison officer with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.

For any queries about the application process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team by email at [email protected].

If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.

Terms of appointment

This is a fixed term role subject to a six-month probationary period commitment to post

All staff, including those appointed on fixed term contracts, must successfully complete their probationary period before they are eligible to apply for a Northumbria Police vacancy.