Detective Constable – Degree Holder Entry Programme – DCDHEP
Am I eligible?
The people of the West Midlands deserve an excellent service so we are looking for the best people to join us and demonstrate our values. In order to be eligible to apply you must meet the below requirements:
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Have achieved a Degree (Level 6) or above in any subject at any grade
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OR be in the final academic year of your degree. Unfortunately, if you do not achieve your degree you will not be eligible for the DHEP route but may be able to transfer your application to the Degree Apprenticeship route (PCDA) dependant on qualifications.
- Medical/Fitness:
- When applying for the role candidates must be able/ready to run the bleep test to a level of 5.4
- Nationality:
- Candidates from outside of the United Kingdom, must have indefinite leave to remain and no restrictions on their right to work or remain in the UK
- Residency:
- Candidates are required to be UK Residents for the last three years
Application process:
National Sift:
If eligible to apply, you will be sent an automated invitation email for you to complete an online National Sift process involving two exercises:
- Situational judgement test (SJT)
- Behavioural style questionnaire (BSQ)
You will have 7 days to complete the exercises. These can be completed in any order you prefer, and at any time of day, 24/7, during that time.
Reasonable Adjustments: The national sift is not timed, therefore no reasonable adjustments are required. It is automatically compatible with text to speech software, changes to background colour and coloured overlays
Start dates and annual leave:
For those applying now, we anticipate a start date during late 2022 / early 2023. Due to the nature of the role and your training programme, during the first 31 weeks you will only be able to take 2 weeks annual leave and these will be allotted to you. We cannot guarantee annual leave requests will be approved outside of this time. On your application we ask you to let us know if you have any pre-booked annual leave as this may affect when you’re able to start.
Start dates are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.
Please visit https://jobs.west-midlands.police.uk/police-officer-recruitment to view more about the opportunity, support available to applicants, the full eligibility criteria and the information and documentation you’ll need to hand when you apply.
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.
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 Guaranteed Interview Scheme – all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be invited to the Online Assessment Centre.
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”