Police Constable - National Firearms Instructors - Armed Response; External

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Title:

Police Constable - National Firearms Instructors – Armed Response

Type of contract: Permanent – Full Time

Rank/Grade: PC

Directorate/Department: Tactical Firearms Group, Local Policing

Vetting level required: MV/SC

Location: Bishopsgate Police Station

Salary: According to the National Police Pay Scales plus London Weighting and London Allowance. This post currently attracts an additional £3,000 per annum firearms retention payment.

The City of London Firearms Training Wing (FTW) is a department within the Tactical Firearms Group (TFG) who provide firearms training for Armed Response, Firearms Command, AFO-CT and National Protection role profiles. As a member of the FTW you will be an operationally deployable Armed Response Officer but have a full time commitment to the delivery and preparation of Firearms Training.

The TFG provide 24-hour firearms response to spontaneous and planned operations in the City and wider Pan‑London area working very closely with our Metropolitan Police colleagues from MO19. With fewer numbers of Armed Response Officers the FTW is able to maintain a close working relationship with our full‑time operational teams. This creates a respectful and highly professional training environment where the focus is on delivering excellent, innovative training which prepares our operators for the challenges of armed policing in London during 2024.

The City of London is the historic heart of London packed with history, commercial activity and culture. We have a demographic profile which is not replicated anywhere else: a residential population of around 9,000 and over 500,000 as commuters arriving at their place of work daily with an additional 18 million visitors annually.

The City has a rich legacy of historic buildings and a large number of iconic sites including St Paul’s, the Bank of England, the Royal Exchange, and the Commercial District.

The City of London Police is proud to deliver an exceptional Armed Policing service to the public rising to this challenge year on year to keep those who live, work or visit the City of London safe and feeling safe.

The TFG offer external candidates the additional benefits our current team receives including a £3,000 annual firearms payment, £6,711 in London Allowance and London Weighting, a generous pension scheme, a free Oyster card for London (TFL) travel and subsidised national rail travel, which allows you to travel within a 70‑mile radius.

As a full time member of the FTW with the ARV role profile you will also be eligible to work overtime on the TFG ARV teams.

• Serving Police Officer in a Home Office Police Service
• Operationally Competent as an Armed Response Officer
• Qualified as a National Firearms Instructor (NFI) accredited by a College of Policing licenced NFIC provider.
• Minimum of Level 3 AET
• Operational competency to ARVO level
• Currently operational and medically fit for ARVO role (JRFT 9.4 this training year)
• Hold Lead Instructor status for ARV (Confirmed by your force CFI)

• Operational Firearms Commander
• National Protection Officer
• Advanced Driver
• Firearms Tactical Advisor
• Rifle Officer
• IOSH trained
• Assessor trained

There is no specific London Residency criteria. All eligible candidates across the UK are welcome to apply.

Once you have submitted your application form it will be subject to an eligibility process. If successful you will be invited for an assessment day including CVF interview and presentation.

Successful candidates will progress to medical (including JRFT) and vetting stage. The application and interview will be tested under Level 1 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework with questions specifically testing your ARV and NFI experience.

Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job description will not be considered.

To discuss the post in more detail, contact FTM Sergeant Faye Neal, faye; DCFI Sergeant Toby Knight, Toby.

K; CFI Dan Longhurst, Daniel.

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The closing date for applications is 6 November 2026 at 12:00 hours.

This vacancy is open only to National Firearms Instructors who are currently…