Job Title: Police Staff Investigator PIP Level 2 - HC617976
Location: Portsmouth
Salary: SO1, £33,915 - £35,982 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday 22nd September 2024 at 23.59 hours
We are looking for a PIP2 PSI to join our major crime team based in Portsmouth.
In this post you will utilise a range of appropriate investigative approaches to gather material whilst placing the victim at the centre of all actions and decisions; and to safely and effectively investigate serious and complex crimes with a view to achieving an appropriate outcome for that investigation.
The key accountabilities include but are not limited to:
1. Liaise and work with other investigators, specialists and managers to establish and use appropriate methods for gathering material and to develop procedures to turn material into intelligence or evidence as part of the investigation into serious and complex investigations.
2. Collect and gather material, intelligence and evidence from a range of sources that are appropriate to the serious and complex nature of the investigation, record and retain evidence in a format that is evidentially admissible to support the investigative process.
3. Identify and plan own investigative actions, taking into account resources at force, regional or national levels including other agencies, priorities, and proportionality to achieve investigatory objectives.
4. Assess threat, harm and risk in order to develop and implement plans and strategies to investigate serious and complex crime.
5. Interview witnesses and suspects and gather all required information, intelligence and evidence in relation to serious and complex investigations in accordance with PIP2 investigative standards also generating further lines of enquiry where required to bring offenders to justice.
6. Use relevant powers to arrest and apprehend where necessary and issue special warnings.
7. Undertake associated search and custody procedures to protect and safeguard the public in accordance with legislation and policy.
8. Provide appropriate support for victims during an investigation, completing risk assessments, and formulating a victim strategy where required, and working with the Victim Care Unit, to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the victim