Authorised Firearms Officers Transferees

Nottinghamshire Police are now accepting Transferee applications from Authorised Firearms Officers with the ARV role profile.

PLEASE NOTE: you need to be a current serving officer in a home office force or a previous serving officer in a home office force. Re-joiners who have left the service within 12 months will be considered but must have been previously accredited and deployable ARV officers.

Our Operational Support Department are looking for a diverse range of officers who have a positive, can-do attitude to bring to our team ethos. Operational Support is committed to being reflective of our organisation and the community we serve. With this in mind, we are keen to encourage colleagues who are currently underrepresented within the department to apply.

The working hours are 40 per week and you will be based at Nottinghamshire Police Fire and Rescue Services Joint Headquarters, Sherwood Lodge Drive, Arnold, NG5 8PP (Part time/flexible working options will be considered).

The role involves the provision of a 24-hour spontaneous and tactical firearms capability to the City and County of Nottinghamshire. This may include regional and national support on occasions.  AFOs contribute towards overall policing performance through Force Tasking which involves a variety of activities in respect of targeting crime and offending.  The role involves an intensive firearms training schedule which is planned throughout the year.

In addition, your role, as an AFO you may be required to be additionally selected and trained for specialist firearms roles which include Mobile Armed Support To Surveillance, rifle team, close protection, instructor and protected armed convoy operatives. Officers are also required to provide a Taser response to appropriate incidents. Whilst not engaged in specific firearms duties or tasks, AFOs will assist with response policing plus road crime / road policing incidents, taskings and initiatives, for which you will undergo pursuit training. This may include initial attendance at and investigation of fatal / serious road traffic collisions. In addition, to ensure operational effectiveness is always maintained an element of flexibility is required and on occasions officers may be required to work extended shifts.

Our People:

Our successful candidates will be high performing officers that demonstrate the following qualities:

• Fairness, respect for all and an understanding of the importance of diversity.
• Highly motivated, professional and exhibit a high level of integrity.
• Ability to resolve difficult problems in pressurised situations.
• Have an aptitude for learning, retaining such information and putting that into operational practice.

In terms of our people, all AFOs are expected to live up to the Code of Ethics and PROUD values in everything they do. AFOs must maintain the associated physical, medical and firearms training standards as defined in the National Police Firearms Training Curriculum and associated role profile, in addition to any regional and local standards.

In Nottinghamshire you can expect to be part of a team where staff are valued and encouraged to develop. Nottinghamshire comprises of both City and rural areas providing excellent places to live and work.

As one of our ARV’s, subject to eligibility and annual review you will also be entitled to an annual payment of £2000 in March of each year, for your commitment and service to a hard to recruit role.

Eligibility To Apply:

• Required to be an accredited AFO with ARV role profile
• Constable applicants must have completed the 2 year probationary period.
• Must possess a current driving licence for cars and be an authorised Standard police driver or above.
• Must agree to PSD / Management Vetting checks in respect of any matters affecting suitability for AFO training.

We have a bespoke fast-track Transferee process in place and will tailor training to your needs whilst fully recognising previous qualifications and skills.

You will need to complete our online application form. Applicants will then be shortlisted and interviewed to the same high standards expected of all entrants to Nottinghamshire Police. In addition successful candidates must complete our standard pre-employment checks to the required standard.

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT VACANCIES ARE LIMITED FOR TRANSFEREE'S AND AN APPLICATION DOES NOT GUARENTEE YOU WILL BE ACCEPTED AND TRANSFEREED.

All applicants will be subject to the Nottinghamshire Police Vetting Policy. 

Nottinghamshire Police is committed to the principles of Equality, Fairness and Diversity, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community in our efforts to recruit a diverse and flexible workforce that reflects the people we serve.

What is a re-joiner?

A re-joiner is a person who is to be appointed as a member of a police force having previously served as a member of a police force, having satisfactorily completed the period of probationary service in the rank of constable required under Regulation 12 and resigned or retired from that force. Please be aware that rejoiner application's will be reviewed on a case by case basis and must meet the aforementioned criteria detailed above.