Rejoining Police Constable – HC37936

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.

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.  

To apply for this opportunity please click on the button below.  

Eligibility

To be eligible to re-join Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Constabulary as a Police 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.
• 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

You must have completed the two year probationary period and the Policing Diploma or your forces equivalent qualification at the point of application.

Essential documentation required

Please upload your last 2 PDR’s (if available) 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 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 Rejoiners.

Contact details for an informal discussion

Have a question? Please view our 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.