Vetting Supervisor

Salary: Band 7, £31,548 - £34,329

Location: Bedlington

Hours/Contract: 37 Hours, Permanent

Working for #TeamNP

Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job – and that’s where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.

As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we’ll give you the support, training and time to carve out the career you always wanted.

As one of the top 50 UK inclusive employers and a disability confident employer, we promote a culture of respect in the workplace so everyone can feel seen, heard and valued.

Whether you’re a member of staff or a volunteer, you can also expect first-rate support to manage your health and wellbeing. With year-round events, a 24/7 welfare support hotline and a leading approach to neurodiversity, our initiatives enable you to be at your best.

Above all else, here at Team NP, we can offer you a career that is so much more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something that really matters.

Learn about our full benefits package.

The role

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Professional Standards Department as a Vetting Supervisor.

Join our team to support the Vetting Manager in planning and delivering the vetting function. Ensure a high standard of service that meets organisational needs, reduces risk, and enhances public confidence in policing.

Provide daily supervision and support to the vetting team, assisting with workload prioritisation, staff development, and offering procedural and tactical guidance.

What you’ll do

Act as an escalated point of contact for vetting matters, to provide advice and guidance and to support supervisors and managers across the Force.
Prepare vetting reports to the highest standards, issuing vetting clearance or providing rationale for vetting decline, escalating only the most complex cases directly to the Vetting Manager with a reasoned recommendation.
Interrogate local and national systems to carry out the full range of checks specified in the line the College of Policing Code of Vetting Practice and Authorised Professional Practice, to ensure that all relevant information is obtained.
Carry out risk assessments of information gathered and ensure the production of an auditable rationale for vetting decisions, identifying potential vulnerabilities and any matters relating to an applicant’s suitability for vetting clearance which may be a threat to security. Conduct further research and investigation into identified vulnerabilities, outlining any risk mitigation required.
Coordinate and support the tasking of the Vetting Analysts, allocating and prioritising work to ensure that the team can effectively manage Force vetting demand to provide an effective service which meets and responds to business need.
Supervise staff in their day-to-day duties including allocation of work, individual performance management and development, appraisal, attendance management and assist with recruitment, discipline, welfare and development of staff to provide a quality vetting function.
Provide resilience for the Vetting Manager role in their absence, maintaining competency to undertake decision making for complex or contentious vetting cases.
Quality assure vetting checks to ensure compliance and consistency across the Vetting Team and support effective decision making.
Work with People Department to provide independent oversight into cases of potential disproportionality, implementing changes to practices where appropriate.

Sound interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please view the job description.

What you’ll bring

Essential:

Good general level of education to GCSE standard (or equivalent).
An ability to interpret and apply guidance to a specific activity.
An ability to identify and evaluate risks, and to take appropriate, proportionate action.
Demonstrable ability to manage time to plan; to allocate work appropriately within the team and to identify and mitigate risks to delivery.
Strong communication skills with the ability to listen to others.

Desirable:

Experience of working with confidential and / or sensitive information.
Thorough knowledge and practical understanding of the College of Policing Vetting Code of Practice and associated College of Policing Guidance, and local force vetting policy.
Trained in interviewing.
Skilled in using force computer-based databases and physical filing systems.
An ability to develop effective working relationships with colleagues, partners and other stakeholders Experience of working as part of a team
Demonstrable ability to manage the introduction of new business processes or ways of working at team level.

We know it's important for you to feel that you're not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.

Interested to learn more? For further information about the role please contact Lisa Brewis by email at Lisa.Brewis@northumbria.police.uk.

What we offer

26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays
NHS Fleet Solutions Car Lease Scheme
Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave
Flexi time - allowing you to fit your working hours around your individual needs
Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)
Agile working – option to work from home, your team zone, and spaces across the force
Fantastic market-leading public sector pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution
Corporate travel schemes – local rail, bus services and metro discounts
Access to private healthcare and eye test vouchers
Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets
We’ve invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service for the times you need that additional support.
Access to gyms in some stations
Sports & Social Club – join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel
Cycle to work scheme
Opportunity to volunteer in local community

Just so you know

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a Vetting Supervisor with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.

The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview.

Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.

We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.

If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.

If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Management Vetting (MV)/ Security Clearance (SC) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 5 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.

Terms of appointment

This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period.

If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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Vetting Supervisor

Location: Newcastle

Posted: 03/04/2025

Closing date: 17/04/2025

Closing time: 23:59