Transferee Police Constable

Rank:  Substantive Constable (probationary period must be completed in order to transfer)

Salary: As a serving Police Officer, you will transfer on your existing pay point which will be between £31,164 – £50,256 per annum. The South East Allowance payment of £2,000 per annum will also apply.

Intake Dates:  September, November 2026 & February 2027.

What we can offer?

• Opportunities for development and progression within force

• An abundance of support networks such as Wellbeing Support Champions, Dyslexia Support, LGBT+, Inclusion matters and many, many more.

• Wealth of benefits such as On-site gym facilities and Membership of Hampshire Police Leisure and Sport, providing a wide range of benefits and sporting activities

• Working for one of the largest forces in the country means there are always opportunities to progress and gain new skills, we are players on the national policing stage.

Why work in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight?

Hampshire is one of the most interesting places in the UK to police with national infrastructure, ports, four motorways, and a real mix of urban and rural challenges which provide a variety of policing experiences, encouraging growth as an officer.

• 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 and iconic 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.

Essential Experience and Qualifications

• You must be a serving police officer from a Home Office Force with no current performance or conduct concerns.

• You must have successfully completed the two year probationary period and the Policing Diploma, or your forces equivalent qualification at the point of application.
• Hold the appropriate qualifications for your rank
• hold a full manual or automatic driving licence

Successful applicants will need to;

Satisfy all the 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 Required

Please upload your last 2 PDR’s and evidence of any promotion qualifications (OSPRE or NPPF) to the My Documents section of the form before submitting your application.

You can find out more about us, including our commitment to partnership working, innovation and technology.

Competencies and Personal Qualities

We are emotionally aware Level 1

We take ownership Level 1

We Collaborate Level 1

We analyse critically Level 1

Please note: Our recruitment system uses a character count for your answer on each competency-based question.  If you answer a question and the system states too many characters have been used, please use this online calculator to help reduce the characters and to ensure your answer will fit.  In addition to letters, our system considers spaces, bullet points and other symbols (.”@) as characters.  The character calculator can be found via this link: Character count (successfactors.com)

Please do not use MS Word as a character count guide as it does not use HTML like our online system does.

** Please note you do not need to add a CV or covering letter, ignore that part of the application **

How to apply

Please follow the online application link to apply. You will be required to enter personal details, complete our screening questions, and provide examples of when you have displayed the competencies of We are emotionally aware Level 1,  We take ownership Level 1, We Collaborate Level 1 and We analyse critically Level 1.

Your answers to these competencies will be used to shortlist applications and reading the linked College of Policing webpages will assist you in completing your application. We also recommend you read through this Competency guidance for Transferees .

Contact details for an informal discussion

Would you like to hear from Officers that have already Transferred?  Please click here

Have a question? Please view our Transferee Frequently Asked Questions.

Please contact the Police Recruitment Team on 023 8045 1611 or by e-mail: police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk who will be happy to help.