Police Officer Recruitment
Recruitment is now Open for all entry routes
If you enjoy facing challenges and coming up with solutions to problems and want to keep your community safe whilst developing your own skill sets, then policing could be for you. You’ll need empathy, common-sense and compassion as well as a desire to make a difference.
You will work as an officer from your first day and we will enable you to unleash your full potential by providing dedicated support and training that will support your professional development.
Our officers are leaders who make a positive and lasting difference to the lives of the public that we serve every day. We see individuality as a strength and empower our people to make the right decisions for the public that we serve.
Please expand the tab below to learn more or use the buttons to register onto an awareness event and apply today. Accepting applications until midnight on Sunday 06 April 2025.
- You must already hold a university or equivalent degree to apply
- Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP)
- Detective route
- Obtain a fully funded, paid and supported Diploma in Professional Policing degree in your first two years
- Must have Level 6 Degree
- Start with a salary of £29,907
- Earn up to £48,231 within seven years of joining
- You’ll need empathy, common-sense and compassion as well as a desire to make a difference.
- You’ll be a paid officer from day one, working alongside experienced officers.
- Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP)
- Obtain a fully funded, paid and supported Diploma in Professional Policing degree in your first two years
- Must have Level 6 Degree
- Start with a salary of £29,907
- Earn up to £48,231 within seven years of joining
- You’ll need empathy, common-sense and compassion as well as a desire to make a difference.
- You’ll be a paid officer from day one, working alongside experienced officers.
- Professional Policing Degree (PPD) Programme
- Must have Professional Policing Degree
- 2 year probation period
- Start with a salary of £29,907
- Earn up to £48,231 within seven years of joining
- Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) Programme
- Obtain a fully funded, paid and supported Professional Policing degree in your first three years
- Must have Level 2 in English & Maths
- Must have Level 3, 18 months service or complete equivalent test
- Start with a salary of £29,907
- Earn up to £48,231 within seven years of joining
Engagement Event for Candidates
The Recruitment are delighted to invite you to an engagement event for Dorset Police about the selection stage of the recruitment process.
Please click the link below for more details and to register your place.
Positive Action Recruitment Support
We aim to build our workforce to reflect the rich diversity and complexities of our communities by attracting the best talent from the widest pool of people.
We are currently under-represented by women (in police constable, detective constable and special constable roles), people who are Black, Asian or of ethnic heritage, and people who are disabled or neurodiverse. If you fall within one of these under-represented groups, our Positive Action Team can provide support ahead of a recruitment process.
You can find out more and register for positive action support via the link below.
Who you will study with
We are working in partnership with The University of South Wales to deliver vocational workplace training that will enable you to be become a fully qualified Police Officer while actively supporting your community.
Is policing right for you?
Take the national quiz to find out more about policing as a career and whether it is the right choice for you.