Rejoining Detective Constable – HC37990

Published: 16th May 2026

As well as being one of the largest forces in the country, Hampshire has more police officers in front-line roles than average. Policing in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight includes:

policing across 1,500 square miles, land which is largely rural but with densely populated cities
a significant transport network including the M27 and M3, key rail hubs and two international airports
critical national infrastructure sites to keep safe such as the ports in Southampton and Portsmouth as well as crucial oil refineries.

We value and invest in staff health and wellbeing because we know that only people who are well looked after can give the public the best possible protection. Our work on wellbeing is recognised nationally, and the unique challenges we face means there are opportunities beyond those available in many other forces.

Click on the link below to watch what it’s like to be a Detective Constable in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKeAq9yMrg4&feature=youtu.be

For a description of the personal qualities to be evidenced in your application, please click on the following link: Competency and values framework (CVF) | College of Policing

Please note that you must have been employed by a Home Office Force in order to apply. Successful applicants will have to pass a medical screening, vetting and a fitness test and be available to attend a 6 day Hampshire and IOW Familiarisation course. The length of course will dependant on your skills transfer. We have courses scheduled throughout 2026.

If you would like to speak to an officer who has recently transferred in to one of Hampshire’s Investigations Teams, please contact our Recruitment Team by emailing: police.recruitment@hants.gov.uk who will put you in touch with one of our Transferee Support Officers.

To apply for this opportunity please click on the button below. Please do not attach a CV to the candidate profile, complete the application form that is linked to the vacancy.

Eligibility

To be eligible to re-join Hampshire Constabulary as a Detective Constable you will need to:

have been a serving police officer in a Home Office force and have completed the two year probationary period and the Policing Diploma or your forces equivalent qualification and been confirmed as a substantive constable.
Hold a PIP2 qualification
pass the necessary vetting and occupational health checks
pass the basic fitness test, which is a shuttle run (bleep test) to level 5.4 or above and a push / pull test
have resided in the UK for three years immediately prior to submitting your application
not be a member of the British National Party (BNP) or similar organisation
declare any business interest
hold a full manual or automatic driving licence

Essential Qualifications

Have been a competent Constable with PIP2 qualification.

Essential documentation required

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

Competencies and Personal Qualities

We are Emotionally Aware Level 1

We Analyse Critically Level 1

We Collaborate Level 1

We take ownership 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.

Contact details for an informal discussion

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For role related queries please contact John Duggan at jonathan.duggan1@hampshire.police.uk or +44 23 8045 1900 x4419291 or you can book an appointment via this link.

For application queries please either email police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk or call 023 8045 1611.

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