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The opportunities:
Applications are invited from internal and external substantive Inspectors on promotion, as well as transfer opportunities for external substantive Chief Inspectors.
Applicants must be suitably experienced, competent and credible for immediate promotion to rank of Chief Inspector across the force area and functions.
On applying for promotion, you accept that your new role and rank may be performing any function, anywhere across the West Midlands Force area. Please read the Force Promotions Posting Principles, of which will be strictly adhered to, on the below link:
Please note: flexible working and/or Reasonable Adjustments will not automatically preclude an application. This will be discussed with you in line with force policy if successful.
To be successful in these roles, you must have real strengths in:
Requirements:
Head of Department Approval Form:
***If you have any queries or concerns about the process, please contact the Promotions Team***
The Selection Process:
The Selection process will consist of the following stages:
Briefing Session:
The Promotions Team will be hosting a briefing session for all potential candidates via Microsoft Teams. If you would like to attend please email BP_Promotions@westmidlands.police.uk and we will send you a link. The Briefing Session will take place on Monday 23rd March at 23:59
Timeline:
Interview booking:
The Promotions Team are responsible for booking candidates on for interview. Please email BP_Promotions@westmidlands.police.uk with any dates you would not be able to attend an interview between the 5th & 12th May.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you want to apply for reasonable adjustments for the application and interview process under the Equality Act 2010, please complete the Reasonable Adjustment Form and send your Reasonable Adjustment Passport to: BP_Promotions@westmidlands.police.uk
Location: Various Locations, West Midlands
Vetting: 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.
Medical: Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test.
Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public, and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold.
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 ‘Disability Confident Interview Scheme’ – all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.
It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.
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