Roads Policing Constable

The Roads Policing Constable prevents loss of life and injury on the roads by preventing, investigating and prosecuting offences through intelligence led policing.

• Attend and conduct the primary investigation of road related incidents within legislation, appropriate procedures and College of Policing Guidance, to develop initial lines of enquiry.
• Deliver education initiatives to promote the safe use of roads by the community and reduce road casualties.
• Provide a visible presence on the roads by carrying out designated and proactive patrols and using intelligence and/or ANPR information to deter crime, reassure the community, and reduce fear of crime.
• Control the scene of road incidents, including those which may be of fatal, serious and life altering, in line with JESIP principles, to support a safe working environment and to preserve evidence and life.
• Drive and ride police patrol vehicles to the appropriate level to support the policing of roads.
• Use specialist driving skills and pre-emptive methods, to provide tactical resolution for vehicles that are failing to stop.
• Provide expertise on drink drug driving legislation to support road safety, investigation and prosecution.
• Interview, support and engage with victims, witnesses and suspects, in relation to appropriate crimes, to gather information that has the potential to support law enforcement objectives.
• Promote the free flow of vehicles on the road network and strategic road network.
• Search individuals and vehicles to enable the gathering and sharing of information, and supporting evidence-based preventative policing.

Prior Education and Experience:

• Advanced driver and Tactical Pursuits and Containment (TPAC) training.
• Completed relevant training in Roads Policing law and procedure.
• Must hold a full and valid UK driving licence with any DVLA endorsements highlighted to the Head of Driving Risk.
• Experience of attending incidents and problem solving, particularly in difficult circumstances.
• Experience in responding to incidents, including major and critical incidents
• Experience of applying the National Decision Model in response to major and critical incidents

Skills:

• Strong communication skills with the ability to present and set out logical arguments clearly and adapt language, form and message to meet the needs of different people / audiences.
• Good team working skills demonstrating awareness of individual differences and providing support as required.
• Able to proactively develop effective working relationships with colleagues, partners and other stakeholders, understanding their needs and concerns.
• Skilled in applying specialised driving skills to provide appropriate response to vehicle incidents.
• Problem solving skills with the ability to identify cause and effect and develop a course of action designed to target root causes as well as manage impacts.
• Able to interpret and apply guidance to a specific activity.
• Able to critically question and identify potential opportunities to enhance efficiency and/or effectiveness within own area of work.
• Able to identify, analyse and manage risk to inform balanced, proportionate, evidence based decisions.
• Able to review and reflect on own performance objectively and to develop and follow an appropriate improvement plan.
• Good time management skills with the ability to appropriately prioritise and plan own work.
• Skilled in applying personal safety tactics, including the use of equipment and restraints.
• Skilled in the use of standard and specialist IT software and equipment to fulfil role requirements.
• Able to develop and maintain professional resilience in dealing with complex and challenging situations.

• Maintain an up to date understanding of Police Regulations and College of Policing Guidance, best practice and any local policy applicable to the operational police context.
• Maintain and update key knowledge, understanding and skills relating to criminology, legislation, policy and practice across all functional policing areas of operational policing.
• Maintain knowledge and understanding of new approaches identified by evidence based policing research and problem solving, test and synthesise these into working practice, championing innovation and changes to practice.
• Maintain a working knowledge and understanding of new and evolving crime threats and priorities and current best practice to tackle these in order to enable a pro-active and preventative approach.
• Maintain personal resilience through understanding the health and wellbeing of yourself and others.
• Identify and share ways to enable continuous and public-focused improvement to the service.
• Complete all annual and mandatory training.
• Maintain competence relating to stopping, searching and seizing vehicles.
• Maintain competence related to police driving standards and specialist driving functions.
• Maintain awareness of the risks and safety requirements when operating on the strategic road network and other roads.
• Maintain competence in relation to police pursuits, and their management where necessary.
• Maintain a working knowledge of vehicle technology and enforcement devices.
• Maintain competence in respect of Hollow Spike Tyre Deflation Systems (HoSTyDS).
• Join relevant roads policing POLKA communities and engage in appropriate professional discussions.
• Keep up to date with Authorised Professional Practice relevant to your core duties.
• Maintain competence in managing the media, including the use of social media.

Not applicable.

• Police Constable

• NPoCC Mercury profile: Roads Policing Unit Constable 335 v2

• Roads Policing Sergeant