Fingerprint Officer Manchester, England
Job description
Number of Posts
4
Advertised
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL APPLICANTS
Branch/Division
Public Protection and Serious Crime Division
Location
Vestigo House
Grade
Grade D
Rank
Not applicable
Leadership Level
Peer Leader
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
36.25 hours
Hours
Full time
Advertised Salary
£23,100- £25,353
Shift Allowances/Enhancements/ Additional Info
Weekend Enhancements
DNA Elimination Required
Advert
GMP are committed to ensure that the make-up of our workforce is reflective of the communities we serve and we recognise that having a diverse workforce makes us more approachable and relevant to the public.
Forensic Services sits within the Serious Crime Division as part of Specialist Protective Services and provides dedicated scientific and technical forensic support to the investigation and reduction of crime across Greater Manchester.
The successful candidate will provide an effective Fingerprint Service and will understand the importance of accuracy in all aspects of comparison, identification and evidential processing.
They will analyse and quality assess all submitted crime scene and laboratory impressions determining suitability for comparison purposes.
The ability to organise and prioritise workload and duties to meet demanding and conflicting deadlines is essential.
An aptitude for forensic comparison work utilising manual and computerised systems is essential as is the;
- Ability to work with minimum level of supervision for prolonged periods and display initiative.
- Ability to maintain high levels of concentration, accuracy, posture and attention to detail for prolonged periods.
- Ability to deal with routine queries on a daily basis while displaying a customer focused approach.
- Ability to work as a team to deliver the objectives of the unit and deliver an efficient and effective service to the customer.
- Ability to evidence good communication skills.
Please see attached shift pattern which requires working one weekend in six and attracts a 3.33 % allowance.
Please note, there is a mandatory requirement to provide a DNA sample and fingerprints, which will be used to speculatively search against local and national databases for elimination purposes.
To apply for this role you must have a good record of attendance, at least during the last two years.
Closing Date
5 Feb 2023
Recruitment Team Contact
Other Information
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further details regarding the skills required to do this role. The Job Description has been signposted to indicate at which stage of the process each criteria will be tested.
Due to the Equality Act (2010) the criteria surrounding sickness absence will not be checked until the conditional offer stage of the recruitment process, this is after the interview stage of the full recruitment process. With this in mind all 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.
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Policing values are enshrined in the Code of Ethics (a copy of which can be found at https://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Ethics/Ethics-home/Documents/Code_of_Ethics.pdf Every person serving with the police service needs to adhere to these standards of professional behaviour. As an applicant to Greater Manchester Police, we expect that you will hold views and attitudes in line with the Code; that if you are successful in your application you will uphold the Code of Ethics by displaying the behaviours that the Code sets out; and that you will report any conduct of others that falls short of those standards. Any failure or apparent failure to uphold the Code of Ethics will be taken seriously. It will be looked into and in cases involving serious and/or repeated failings, criminal and/or misconduct proceedings may follow. With that in mind, you are reminded that you must not share any information relating to the recruitment and assessment process. Sharing of such information could result in criminal and/or misconduct proceedings.
The portal to upload Tattoos should not be used to upload CV’s or Expressions of Interest, if you do this your application will not be included in the recruitment process.
Minimum Age for Applications
18
