Detective Degree Holder Entry Programme: Path to Detective

Bedfordshire Police; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Police recruiting for a Detective Constable Degree Holder Entry Programme (D-DHEP). The accelerated two-year programme combines on-the-job learning with a fully funded graduate diploma from Anglia Ruskin University, while earning a competitive salary.

You begin with a 27-week learning phase, then serve as a police officer on patrol, gaining Independent Patrol Status, and progress to detective role elements with two placements before becoming a Detective Constable.

Qualifications

• Must hold a full manual driving licence, or a full automatic driving licence where required as an adjustment due to a disability.
• Must hold a Degree, this can be in any subject (there are no restrictions regarding classification).
• No policing experience is necessary, but essential that candidates display an inquisitive mind, excellent interpersonal skills and a high level of integrity.

Responsibilities

• Complete 27-week learning phase covering frontline policing knowledge and NIE exam top-up.
• Work on patrol as a police officer responding to emergency and non-emergency calls in uniform.
• In year two, undertake detective role elements with two placements in investigative environments.
• Complete two-year training and be confirmed as Detective Constable, then posted within specialist investigative teams.

Skills

Inquisitive mind

Interpersonal skills

Integrity

Education

Bachelor's Degree (any subject)

Job description

Bedfordshire Police recruiting for a Detective Constable Degree Holder Entry Programme (D-DHEP). The accelerated two-year programme combines on-the-job learning with a fully funded graduate diploma from Anglia Ruskin University, while earning a competitive salary.

You begin with a 27-week learning phase, then serve as a police officer on patrol, gaining Independent Patrol Status, and progress to detective role elements with two placements before becoming a Detective Constable.