Job Title: Chemical Treatment Unit Supervisor : HC616267
Location: Southsea
Salary: SO2, GBP 38,754 : GBP 40,893 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date:
Sunday 23rd November 2025 at 23.59 hours
Are you someone who enjoys implementing and managing change, paying close attention to detail, is process driven and has experience of managing people and procedures in a technical and quality assured environment?
We are looking for a motivated and innovative team leader to manage a team of Fingerprint Enhancement Officers. The team work in a laboratory environment using specialist techniques to enhance, develop and retrieve fingerprints on items recovered from crime scenes to enable the identification of individuals. Although the work is mainly undertaken within the laboratory you may be deployed to crime scenes where the application of specialist techniques are required to support the investigation process.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing staff and resources, ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of a quality assured operational capability, that is compliant to the Forensic Science Regulators Code and relevant ISO standards.
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Essential Qualifications
Educated to QCF Level 4 in a science subject or significant work experience deemed to have brought the postholder to a comparable level.
The post holder must have held a full Category B, DVLA
The post holder must have good eyesight in accordance with the prevailing standards at the time.
Essential Experience
A proven track record of managing people and the delivery of quality assured processes and services.
Proven experience in managing large volumes of work under time pressure.
Competencies and Personal Qualities
We are Emotionally Aware Level 2
We Support and Inspire Level 2
We Analyse Critically Level 2
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