Detective Sergeant Transferee - HC612996

Shared Services Partnership; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A local police department seeks a Detective Sergeant to provide exceptional service in policing. The successful candidate will pursue criminals and prioritize victims while ensuring all relevant qualifications, including a PIP2 certification, are met. This position offers competitive salary and developmental opportunities within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight area.

Benefits

Opportunities for development and progression

On‑site gym facilities

Membership of Hampshire Police Leisure and Sport

Qualifications

• Serving police officer from a Home Office Force with no current performance or conduct concerns.
• Successfully completed the two‑year probationary period.
• Hold the appropriate qualifications for your rank.

Responsibilities

• Providing exceptional local policing.
• Relentlessly pursuing criminals.
• Putting victims first.

Skills

Emotionally aware

Take ownership

Collaborate

Analyse critically

Support and inspire

Education

PIP2 Qualification

Policing Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Detective Sergeant Transferee - HC612996

Locations

Policing Districts in North – Basingstoke; Winchester; Aldershot; Andover. West – Southampton; Eastleigh; Lyndhurst. East – Portsmouth; Waterlooville; Fareham Reach. Isle of Wight – Newport.

Rank

Substantive Sergeant with PIP2 qualification.

Salary & Allowance

£53,568 – £56,208 per annum plus a South East Allowance payment of £2,000 per annum.

Intake Dates

April and June 2026.

Responsibilities

• Providing exceptional local policing.
• Relentlessly pursuing criminals.
• Putting victims first.

Requirements

• Serving police officer from a Home Office Force with no current performance or conduct concerns.
• Successfully completed the two‑year probationary period and the Policing Diploma, or an equivalent qualification at the point of application.
• Hold the appropriate qualifications for your rank.
• PIP2 Qualification.
• Satisfy all relevant eligibility criteria and pre‑employment checks including medical screening, vetting and a fitness test.
• Be available to attend a 6‑day (dependent on your skills transfer) Hampshire and IOW Familiarisation course.

Essential Documentation

Please upload your last two PDRs and evidence of any promotion qualifications (OSPRE or NPPF) to the My Documents section of the form before submitting your application.

Benefits

• Opportunities for development and progression within the force.
• Abundance of support networks such as Wellbeing Support Champions, Dyslexia Support, LGBT+, Inclusion Matters and many more.
• On‑site gym facilities.
• Membership of Hampshire Police Leisure and Sport, providing a wide range of benefits and sporting activities.
• Many opportunities to progress and gain new skills as a key player on the national policing stage.

Why Work in Hampshire and Isle of Wight?

• Great access to London as well as the New Forest and the South Coast.
• Miles of beautiful coastline, with beaches, nature reserves and attractive seaside towns.
• Two international airports.
• Critical national infrastructure sites to keep safe, including the ports in Southampton and Portsmouth as well as crucial oil refineries.
• Packed with heritage sites, from the classic Winchester Cathedral to the modern naval history at the Mary Rose Museum.
• Wide range of cultural and family‑friendly events, including festivals, theatrical performances and other outdoor events.

Competencies and Personal Qualities

• Emotionally aware – Level 2.
• Take ownership – Level 2.
• Collaborate – Level 1.
• Analyse critically – Level 2.
• Support and inspire – Level 2.

Character Count Note

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Application Notes

• Do not use MS Word as a character count guide.
• You do not need to add a CV or covering letter – ignore that part of the application.

Contact Information

For role‑related queries contact the Force Development Team by email: InvestigationsWorkforceDevelopmentTeamhampshire.pnn.police.uk or by ringing DS Jo Matthews on 07469 562398 or DC James DICKETY on 07392 289961. For application queries call 023 8045 1611 or email police.recruitmenthampshire.police.uk.

E‑EO and Equality Statements

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work‑life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full‑time, part‑time or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under‑represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: positive.actionhampshire.pnn.police.uk.

The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.

We are emotionally aware Level 2
We take ownership Level 2
We collaborate Level 1
We analyse critically Level 2
We support and inspire Level 2