Prison Intelligence Officer

Prison Intelligence Officer – South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU)

The South West Regional Organised Crime Unit(SWROCU) is looking for aPrison Intelligence Officerkeen to progress their career within the Regional Prison Intelligence Unit.

Hours - Full Time but part-time hours will be considered.

Permanent

Location:

There will be an expectation to travel across locations within the South West region. Base location will be discussed prior to appointment; however, this will beeither HMP Bristol(BS7 8PS
),HMP Exeter(EX4 4EX
),
SWROCU Northern Hub, Bristol(near BS34 6PY
)ORSWROCU Southern Hub, Exeter(near EX2 7HQ
).

Please note that the location of the role will have an impact on the terms and conditions. If you have any concerns about your ability to regularly travel to this location using your own transport, then please speak to the hiring manager beforesubmittingan application.

If you are applying from one of the Regional Forcesyou will be seconded to SWROCU in line with the Joint Services Agreement and will remain on your home force terms and conditions and graded pay scale for the role. This recruitment platform is hosted by Avon and Somerset Constabulary.

Salary:

A&S:

SO1

D&C:

Grade 7
Dorset:

Grade F

Glos:

SO1

Wilts:

W7

Prison Intelligence Officers (PIOs) work inside prison daily alongside HMPSS staff. The PIO will often be the only policing resource within the estate. Therefore, the ideal candidate needs to be highly self-motivated and resilient as well as having the ability to work unsupervised for periods of time.

PIOs need the skills,knowledge and ability to gather and develop intelligence anddisseminatehigh-qualityreports. The post requires the ability to run intelligence operations andfacilitateand deploy established intelligence tactics, including prisoner de-briefs. It also requires the ability to compile detailed reports, including risk assessments on prisoners both inside the prison and those who are due for release into the community.

PIOs are ambassadors for theSWROCU and Law Enforcement so they need excellent interpersonal qualities along with strong written and verbal communication skills. Also desired is the ability to make balanced, rational decisions andmaintaindetailed records and documentation. PIOs also need the confidence and ability to attend meetings and deliver training to colleagues.

Due to the demand and complexity of the role, PIOs need have good working knowledge of the National Intelligence Model and experience of overt and covert police intelligence development tactics. They need an understanding of the management of police information (MOPI). A knowledge or interest in the prison environment along with the rules on how HMPPS maintain good order and discipline would be advantageous.

SWROCU is a collaboration of police officers and police staff fromthefive

South Westregional forces.

We’repartof a national network of nine ROCUs covering England and Wales.

We have more than 20 capabilities thatstaff and officersworkinto Pursue offenders, Protect and Prepare individuals and organisations, and Prevent people from engaging in serious and organised crime.

Our capabilities are here to advise, toassist, or to fully adopt investigations.

Wework with local forces and national partners to target and disrupt criminals posing the greatest risk of Serious and Organised Criminality (SOC). This includes offenders involved in cyber threats, economic crime, drug conspiracies, modern slavery and human trafficking, and child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Police staff in one of our five regional forces can find out more about the work of this team and read first‑hand accounts of people working at

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We’relooking for committed people with the right skillset – or ambition to develop that skillset – to join us.

• Flexible working– withmanyof our roles wecanbe flexibleregardingworking hours.
• Continuous professional development– we encourage and support career growth, giving you the opportunity of a flourishing career.
• Well-being support– we have many support mechanisms in place toassistin improving your personal health and wellbeing.