Forensic Road Collision Investigator – Transferee Constable

Development Services Group, Inc; Leicester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire Police invites applications for a Transferee Constable in Forensic Collision Investigation. You will deliver robust investigative support across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, focusing on fatal and high‑risk road traffic collisions, while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

You will progress through professional development through university certificates and related higher education courses, with a clear pathway supporting long‑term advancement within the force.

Qualifications

• Be a member of a Home Office force or Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) or Police Scotland (please note we cannot accept an application to transfer from an officer serving with a non‑Home Office police force).
• If you are a re‑joiner, you will be required to undertake a 6‑month probation period. If you are re‑joining at a different rank or you left your previous force more than 1 year ago, you will be required to undertake a 12‑month probationary period.
• Re‑joiners at the same rank will re‑enter the service on the pay scale point at which they left their previous force. Officers re‑joining at a higher or lower rank will have their pay considered on a case‑by‑case basis.
• Have a full manual driving licence.
• Have no outstanding discipline or integrity issues.
• Be confirmed in the rank on Constable (student officers within their probationary period cannot be considered)

Responsibilities

• Attend the scene, gather evidence and report on all fatal and life‑threatening collisions.
• Identify, preserve, interpret and present evidence which will assist the investigation.
• Ensure appropriate material and topography is photographed.

Job description

Leicestershire Police invites applications for a Transferee Constable in Forensic Collision Investigation. You will deliver robust investigative support across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, focusing on fatal and high‑risk road traffic collisions, while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

You will progress through professional development through university certificates and related higher education courses, with a clear pathway supporting long‑term advancement within the force.