Digital Media Investigative Trainer - FTC​/Secondment

Job Description

An exciting new opportunity has arisen within WMP's Training department! We are seeking an Accredited Digital Media Trainer to deliver high-quality training in the examination, handling, and evidential use of digital media within policing. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing the capability of officers and staff involved in digital investigation, ensuring compliance with legislation, national guidance, and best practice.

This role supports operational effectiveness by equipping learners with the knowledge and skills required to lawfully and proportionately manage digital media in criminal investigations.

• Design, deliver, and assess training in digital media and digital investigation practices.
• Deliver accredited and non-accredited learning in line with College of Policing guidance, force policy, and national standards.
• Provide instruction on topics including (but not limited to):
• Digital media handling and continuity
• Legal frameworks (PACE, CPIA, GDPR, RIPA/IPA where relevant)
• Digital evidence recovery, review, and disclosure
• Use of digital extraction and review tools
• Maintain accurate training records and assessment outcomes.
• Quality‑assure learning products and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Provide subject‑matter advice to operational teams where appropriate.
• Maintain professional accreditation and continuous professional development.

• Accredited Digital Media / Digital Investigation qualification (e.g., College of Policing–aligned accreditation or equivalent).
• Proven experience working with digital media in a policing or law‑enforcement environment.
• Experience delivering training or learning interventions to adult learners.
• Sound knowledge of legislation and national guidance relating to digital evidence.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to adapt learning to different roles and levels of experience.

• Recognised training qualification (e.g. Level 3 Award in Education and Training or equivalent) and TEP.
• Experience of curriculum or learning product development.
• Knowledge of current and emerging digital technologies and platforms.
• Experience working within a learning and development or training unit.
• Hold PIP 2 accreditation.

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.

Under the Probation Policy, if you are currently in your probation period, “during your probationary period you will not be permitted to apply for alternative police staff roles within the Force unless there are exceptional circumstances. In such cases, you would require the support of your line manager prior to applying for alternative roles, and if successful, your probationary period will start over.”-Policies

- Probation Period (Police Staff) (wmpad.local)

For the duration of the secondment, you will be paid at the appropriate rate for the role that you are seconded into. In general terms, the expectation is that this will be the bottom spinal column point for the appropriate grade, as per our standard recruitment process.
The only exception to this is where you are seconded to a role of the same grade, in which case your substantive spinal column point should continue to be paid. Where you or your manager feel that you have relevant skills and experience for the role which would require consideration of a higher spinal column point, a salary justification form will need to be completed and sent to the Reward Team for review and consideration in line with usual recruitment processes.
If you are seconded into a role of a lower grade than your substantive post, you will receive the maximum spinal column point for that grade. Shift allowances and payments for unsociable or weekend working will only be paid as applicable to the role that…