Police Officer Transferee - All Ranks

West Midlands Police; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK police force in Birmingham is seeking officers across various ranks including PC/DC and Sergeant. Applicants must transfer from a UK Home Office Police Force or BTP and meet specific criteria. The role involves ensuring community safety and filling essential operational postings. This police force emphasizes diversity and inclusion, offering a Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

Qualifications

• You must be transferring from a UK Home Office Police Force or BTP.
• You must be substantive OR be within the last 3 months of your probation period.
• You must be substantive at the rank you are applying for with required training complete.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of the communities served.
• Provide the best possible service by filling operational postings.
• Meet the essential criteria for the role to be considered for interview.

Job description

Live Updates

Last Updated: 30/10/2025

The below will be updated on a monthly basis detailing the ranks we are currently posting too:

• PC/DC: Currently Recruiting
• PS/DS: Currently Recruiting
• Insp/DI: Currently Recruiting
• CI/DCI: Expression of Interest
• Supt/Ch Supt: Expression of Interest

West Midlands Police are excited to offer fantastic opportunities to Officers looking to continue their Policing careers within the West Midlands.

Joining the second largest police force in the country brings an abundance of benefits. With teams based in Neighbourhood, Response, Operations, Investigations and many more; we could have the opportunity you are looking for.

We serve 2.9 million people in an area rich in diversity, and cover from Coventry to the Staffordshire border. Policing in the West Midlands brings unique challenges but exciting opportunities, every day will be different and your role will be varied and thrilling.

Eligibility Criteria for all Ranks

• You must be transferring from a UK Home Office Police Force or BTP (or previously served as substantive in a UK Home Office Force)
• Outstanding complaints or matters with PSD must be resolved before applying

PC Eligibility Criteria

• You must be substantive OR be within the last 3 months of your probation period

Sergeant/Inspector/Chief Inspector/Superintendent/Ch Superintendent Eligibility Criteria

• You must be substantive at the rank you are applying for with any required training and work based assessments complete and signed off.

Posting

At West Midlands Police our main priority is ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the communities we serve. To ensure we are able to provide the best possible service we must make sure all operational postings are filled. All Transferees will be posted into areas where the organisation requires them to be. Your qualifications, experiences and choice of location will be considered; however, the requirements of our communities come first in all posting decisions.

***If you have stated any policing qualifications, please ensure you add photo evidence of the certification***

Vetting

Successful applicants will be required to pass Recruitment Vetting and Counter Terrorism Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.

Medical

Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test.

West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a 'Disability Confident Interview Scheme' - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.

It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.

Diversity and Inclusion Vision: Maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities

Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public, and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold.