Professional Standards Department Advisor
Gloucester
Role Type Police Staff
Local Policing/ Business Area PSD & Info Assurance
Department Professional Standards
Location HQ Waterwells
Grade PO1
Salary £43,668 - £45,765 pro-rata
Hours per Week 18.5
Type of Contract Fixed Term
Description
Do you have extensive high-level administrative skills coupled with experience of legal procedures? Do you have a critical eye for detail? Are you a completer-finisher?
We are recruiting a Professional Standards Adviser to join our Professional Standards Department within Gloucestershire Constabulary. This is a job-share role working 18.5 hours per week, Wednesday (pm), Thursday and Friday (full days) although there must be flexibility to work additional hours as required particularly at busy times and to cover annual leave etc. This is a 12 month FTC.
This is a unique role which will require you to be robust, feel comfortable questioning the decisions of others, provide guidance and advice and work to tight deadlines. You will need to be able to demonstrate a proven ability to understand complex legislation and lead in shaping new processes. You will also need to be able to write complex legally based letters. Ideally, you would have some knowledge of the police complaints and misconduct legislation or procedures.
The post holder will have responsibility for preparing files, on behalf of the Appropriate Authority, for police misconduct proceedings which will involve working with Legally Qualified Chairs, Barristers and senior police officers. The post holder must be able to work to deadlines, have effective time management and organisational skills and be someone who pays attention to the smallest of details; the post holder will also be responsible for overseeing the database that holds all public complaint and misconduct data.
The successful candidate will need to be able to understand complicated legislation about complaints and misconduct and provide advice and guidance.
The successful candidate will need to be able to produce evidential bundles to an exceptionally high standard and liaise with the legally qualified chair.
The successful candidate for this role will be vetted at level Staff MV. This means the individual will need at least 5 years worth of residency in the UK.
Please refer to the Role Profile document when completing the Statement in support of your application section of the form. In this section, you are required to provide evidence with specific examples for each of the Essential criteria included under the Experience and Qualifications section of the Role Profile. For each of the criteria, please write a paragraph detailing how your experience, qualifications, skills and abilities meet the minimum criteria for the role. Applicants who do not provide this required evidence will unfortunately not be invited to interview.
Candidates applying for Gloucestershire Constabulary should be aware that the use of online 'Artificial Intelligence' (AI) systems such as ChatGPT to generate application answers is NOT permitted, any candidate found to have submitted an application form using online 'AI' software to generate answers will be removed from the recruitment process with immediate effect. This may result in future applications with the Constabulary also being rejected, based on integrity.
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At Gloucestershire Constabulary we recognise the benefits of increasing diversity across our force and the value of building a representative workforce. That is why it is important that people from ethnically diverse backgrounds and under-represented groups, including those with a disability, apply and help us deliver excellence in policing throughout Gloucestershire. We are a proud Disability Confident Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities.
Closing Date 12/04/2026, 23:55
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