Scientific Officer (Digital Forensics)

Dorset
External Secondment, Internal Secondment
Please note that it is recommended that applicants applying for an internal or external secondment will need to seek support from their SMT for their temporary release from their substantive role before applying from their SMT. At the end of the secondment the successful applicant(s) would return to their substantive role. However, if in the meantime the releasing department is subject to review, the successful applicant(s) would be included in that review as if still in post.
a Fixed Term contract
Until 31st March 2022, but likely to be subject to extension.
Forensic Capability Network
Home Worker
Static-Worker
A Static-Worker has little or no opportunity to work remotely as they need to carry out their work at a specific force premises, this could be for a number of reasons including the location of equipment. 
Scale J
Internal Recruitment
Starts at £53,529 rising by yearly increments to a maximum of £58,197 per annum

The above salary is based on a full time (37 hour) salary. If you are successful in a part time role this will be pro-rata'd to reflect your working hours.

Please note: Exceptions to starting salary may apply if you are an existing Police Staff employee substantively posted to a role at the same grade.

No

For additional information on allowances please see our "allowances" page

Full Time
37
We welcome applications from individuals wishing to work on a part-time basis and are willing to consider flexible working patterns subject to business need.
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27 September 2021

Policing in the UK faces a series of challenges as it seeks to modernise, become more efficient, and make the most of technology and innovation to respond to modern and future demands.  As an integral part of policing, forensic science is facing these challenges too. The Forensic Capability Network (FCN) and Transforming Forensics (TF) Programme is designed to support forensic science to turn this challenge into an opportunity.

Transforming Forensics (TF) is an NPCC/APCC national transformation programme. Our mission is to create advanced and coordinated forensic capabilities, products and services that meet the changing needs of policing and the public. TF powers the Forensic Capability Network (FCN) - policing’s new national, networked approach to forensic science.

The Digital Forensics Scientific Officer roles are external facing, with their main purpose being forming community cohesion to enable delivery to the discipline specific forensic capability roadmaps that are compliant with quality management requirements, ensuring the community recognises the approach, directing the community to work to the capability roadmaps, accelerating continual improvement across all Forces’ Forensic Units in their specialist disciplines and leading national expert networks. The Digital Forensics Scientific Officers will be central to the development of that function by leading a national approach to meeting the continual improvement to existing and emerging forensic capabilities across UK Forensics.

See job description for more details.

20/09/2021, 12:00

For Further Information, Please Contact:
Vickie Burgin
Director of Science
07714 631256
vickie.Burgin@dorset.pnn.police.uk

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