Rejoining Police Constable - HC

Rejoining Police Constable - HC37936

Location:
County wide

Rank:
Substantive Constable (probationary period must have been completed in order to re‑join)

Salary
:
We will need to verify your service with your previous Force in order to place you on the correct pay point accordingly to Police Regulations. The South East Allowance payment of £2,000 per annum will also apply.

Intake Dates:
June, September & November 2026

We currently have exciting opportunities available for individuals who have previously been a police officer and served with a UK Police Force but are not in receipt of their pension.

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.

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 the course will depend on your skill transfer. We have courses scheduled throughout 2026.

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

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 force's 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 a similar organisation
• Declare any business interest
• Hold a full manual or automatic driving licence

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

Please upload your last two PDRs (if available) and evidence of any promotion qualifications (OSPRE or NPPF) to the My Documents section of the form before submitting your application.

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:
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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 **

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…