Recruitment and Positive      Action

Policing needs people like you, and now is your opportunity to make a difference.

We are clear in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight that you don’t need a degree to be a police officer.

Come and join Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary under our new, trailblazing Policing PLUS scheme. You’ll be paid from day one and trained in just two years, rather than three years under many other degree schemes.

We offer the best, most modern training and support as you put those skills into practice, pursuing criminals and putting victims first. You will learn a lot of your craft on the job, making the most of the skills you already bring and what you have learned. This will get you ready to be out in the community fighting crime and delivering exceptional local policing.

If you want to learn more about the force and our mission, you can watch this video

Details of eligibility criteria to become a police officer are contained in our police officer job advert (click the appropriate 'Apply Now' button above to find the advert).

Positve Action

Historically, it has been found that particular groups face disadvantage in joining or progressing through an organisation. These are identified through the Equality Act 2010 as under-represented groups or individuals with a protected characteristic of:

• Age
• Sexual Orientation
• Gender Reassignment
• Pregnancy & Maternity
• Disability
• Sex
• Marriage/Civil Partnership
• Race
• Religion or Belief (including lack of)

Therefore, positive action can be used to reduce this disadvantage, in the form of taking active steps to support those with a protected characteristic through recruitment and throughout their career such as promotion.

To ensure every potential candidate has an equal opportunity of fairness, we offer support and guidance from the start. Whether you are just thinking about a role within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary or have already applied, the Positive Action Team are here to assist you.

Contact the team on: [email protected]

To find out more about our support networks, watch our videos below to hear from our colleagues.

*Please note some of our recruitment material is cast using actors.  The two films below however, feature serving officers and staff of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary. 

Our Support Networks

We have a dedicated Equality and Inclusion Team who are here to provide support and guidance on our internal networks, positive action, reasonable adjustments and equality impact assessments. We are part of Inclusive Employers which provide us with equality training and consultancy.

Within the organisation there are a number of support networks for staff and officers to join or go to for advice and support. These include, but not exclusively: Inspire for women, BEAM (Black, Ethnic & Minority) support network, Gypsy Roma and Traveller network, Enable, disability and carers network, Police Chaplaincy and Hampshire and Isle of Wight LGBT network.

Anyone can join any network; it is about sharing skills and experience to learn, develop and challenge.

Disability Confidence

The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes, whilst continuously looking at ways to improve how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people.