Job Description
Closing Date: 24th February 2026, 23:59pm
Rank: Constable
Secondment or transferee opportunity ⇄
Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) is a collaboration of UK police forces working to keep people safe from terrorism.
At the regional level, the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit (CTPWM) coordinates the counter terrorist response and provides specialist support to police forces in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia and the West Midlands.
Based at our modern offices near to Birmingham International Airport, you’ll work a shift pattern involving earlies, lates and weekends.
The role
The CT Nominal Management Team (CT NM) pro‑actively manages individuals that currently pose a threat to national security and the public.
On release from Prison, post‑conviction for TACT offences, subjects are released back into the community but remain managed under Part 4 TACT legislation. This legislation requires intrusive supervision and knowledge of the requirements imposed. In addition, Project Semper has developed a Nominal Management infrastructure dealing with wider cohorts or nominals who also are considered a risk to national security but not yet convicted of a TACT offence.
As a CT NM Officer, you’ll be responsible for overtly and covertly managing nominals within the region. This will consist of the investigation and enforcement, intelligence development and desistance and disengagement of these nominals. You’ll conduct and complete home visits in order to develop a relationship with them and to support case‑management planning, the aim being to balance control and change pathways. This is often achieved through multi‑agency partnership working with Probation and other statutory agencies. It involves integral work within CT MAPPA arrangements.
Responsibilities
* Administrating the mapping of civil orders and reoffending pathway provision.
* Liaising with CT Departments, other Forces and Partner Agencies to identify, assess and manage nominals causing harm to communities.
* Making safeguarding referrals to relevant support agencies where necessary.
* Enhancing and developing partnerships, ensuring that there is timely access to information and resources that contribute to the management of CT nominal.
* Interrogating IT databases and obtaining open source information to provide up to date, relevant intelligence to facilitate the assessment and management plans for allocated nominals, ensuring compliance with all current legislation and best practice.
* Producing and maintaining case‑management plans and disseminating them to persons / departments with responsibility for management of those nominal.
* Establishing and maintaining accurate records in relation to Nominal Case Management using appropriate risk assessment tools and systems, ensuring that all relevant information is recorded in compliance with MOPI, other related guidance and force procedures.
* Attending case conferences and meetings with colleagues, partners and other professionals to ensure information is appropriately shared and agreed interventions are delivered to appropriate quality and timeliness.
* Ensuring necessary markers are added and monitored on relevant systems for example PNC, PCS, local intelligence systems etc.
Skills And Competencies
* Experience of Partnership Working.
* Experience of working with diverse communities.
* Evidence of decision making involving threat, risk and vulnerability.
* Influential and diplomatic communication skills.
* Ability to write concise, detailed and accurate reports.
* Ability to prepare and deliver sensitive presentations.
* Ability to work effectively under pressure.
* A full driving licence.
Desirable
* Basic knowledge of TACT legislation.
* Experience of safeguarding work and working with Local Authority Multi Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASH) or equivalents.
* Experience of Sex Offender Management and IOM (offender management).
* Working knowledge of the MAPPA structure.
Additional Information
⇄ This position is offered as a permanent post to West Midlands Police or a 2‑year secondment. To qualify for the latter, you must confirm in your application that you have received approval, through the process established by your Chief Officer, for secondment to another force.
Security clearance
⚠ This post requires British nationality (some dual nationalities may be ineligible) and an Enhanced Security Check Clearance.
You will need to undergo additional security clearance checks, with the offer of employment being conditional on obtaining all of the necessary security clearances.
There are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries once in post.
Diversity and Inclusion
Vision: “Maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities, whilst protecting them from harm”.
We are a Disability Confident Leader – the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment, we operate a "Disability Confident Interview Scheme" – all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.
It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non‑disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non‑disabled applicants.
Advertisement Closing Date
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if the maximum volume of applications has been reached. Candidates with unsubmitted applications will not be informed prior to the advert closing.
Please do not attach a CV/covering letter as these will not be used during the application process.
About Us
Counter Terrorism Policing is a collaboration of UK police forces working with the UK intelligence community to help protect the public and our national security by preventing, deterring and investigating terrorist activity.
Join Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands CTU for a unique opportunity to play your part in keeping the West Midlands region safe. Every day offers a variety of exciting challenges and exceptional opportunities played out on a national and international stage.
Most of what we achieve may never see the light of day but be assured that we have the very best and brightest working around the clock in an effort to keep us all safe. These ordinary men and women do extraordinary things in an effort to thwart terrorist planning; to safeguard those who are at risk of radicalisation; to protect our critical national infrastructure, institutions and crowded places, and to pursue and bring terrorists to justice.
Our Counter Terrorism Unit aims to create an inclusive and welcoming environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. With a range of roles available, you don’t need a background in security and we are always looking for different skills and experiences to join our talented team.
Work with us and you will be joining a world‑class Counter Terrorism Policing network.
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