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Location: Totton (Southampton); Havant (Portsmouth); Whitchurch (North Hampshire)

Rank: Substantive Constable

Intake Dates: December 2025 and February 2026

This is an exciting and unprecedented opportunity to transfer directly to our Roads Policing Unit. Working from one of three bases, you will join a team of dynamic and motivated officers tasked with delivering to force and departmental priorities.

We are seeking to appoint highly motivated, ethical, and inclusive officers committed to delivering high-quality service and legitimate policing within our communities, promoting trust and confidence.

We particularly encourage applications from female and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates, as these groups are underrepresented within the Roads Policing teams.

This is a unique opportunity to join Roads Policing and work within the Joint Operations Unit, one of the largest collaborative units in England & Wales.

Roads Policing works to the National Roads Policing Strategy - Policing our roads together; preventing harm and saving lives, fighting crime, changing minds, and driving technology and innovation. Our focus is on preventing and responding to incidents across our road network, reducing serious and fatal collisions, delivering high-quality investigations, disrupting criminals, protecting those in need, and supporting local policing.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Delivering high-quality, effective public service across the road network and within our communities.
• Working as part of a team to provide 24-hour response to incidents across the strategic road network and districts, supporting local policing.
• Attending and investigating complex serious injury and fatal road collisions. You may be selected to serve as Investigating Officer or Family Liaison Officer for serious collisions (once trained).
• Using intelligence to target both RPU, Force, and local policing nominals regarding both substantive and specialist offences.
• Developing specialist skills through training (e.g., commercial and public service vehicles knowledge) and maintaining those skills through regular enforcement and support activities.
• Focusing fatal enforcement activity on high-risk roads and routes, as directed by the RP Tactical and Coordinating Group (TCG).
• Delivering effective, intelligence-led patrol activity in collaboration with partners to reduce harm and fight crime.
• Promoting public confidence through victim-focused investigations and effective communication of our work.

• Opportunities for career development and progression within the force.
• Support networks such as Wellbeing Support Champions, Dyslexia Support, LGBT+ groups, Inclusion initiatives, and more.
• Benefits like on-site gym facilities and membership of Hampshire Police Leisure and Sport, offering various activities.
• Opportunities to gain new skills and progress within one of the largest police forces in the country, operating on a national stage.

Hampshire offers diverse policing experiences, from urban to rural challenges, with excellent access to London, the New Forest, the South Coast, beaches, nature reserves, and seaside towns.

• Two international airports.
• Critical infrastructure sites, including ports and oil refineries.
• Rich heritage sites like Winchester Cathedral and the Mary Rose Museum.
• A vibrant cultural scene with festivals, performances, and outdoor events.

• You must be a serving police officer from a Home Office Force with no current performance or conduct concerns.
• You must have completed the two-year probationary period and the Policing Diploma or equivalent at the time of application.
• Trained and authorized to COP Advanced Driving level.
• Trained and authorized to COP standards in Tactical Pursuit and Containment.
• Qualified to ride police motorcycles is especially welcomed.

Satisfy all eligibility criteria and pass pre-employment checks including medical, vetting, and fitness assessments.

Attend a 6-day Hampshire and IOW Familiarisation course.

Post-acceptance, we will contact your current force regarding pension, salary, service, training, and leave.

Please upload your last 2 PDRs and evidence of qualifications (OSPRE or NPPF) in the 'My Documents' section of the application.

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Use the email provided in your application for contact throughout the process. Ensure your email is accessible. The process may take several months.

Hampshire Constabulary is committed to diversity and inclusion, actively working to improve workforce representation. We support positive action and provide support for underrepresented groups through our Positive Action team at positive.action@hamshire.pnn.police.uk.

We also support the Disability Confident campaign, providing reasonable adjustments during recruitment and promotions. Please disclose needs early.