Rejoin the Met as an officer

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Eligibility

To re-join you will need to meet the below eligibility criteria:

• Have a 3-year sickness absence record that complies with our attendance management selection criteria.
• Be fully operational.
• Passed probation in a UK Home Office force, Police Scotland or PSNI
• Have UK Home Office force, Police Scotland or PSNI policing experience within the last 5 years.
• Currently serving with a non-Home Office force and have UK Home Office force, Police Scotland or PSNI policing experience within the last 5 years.

You do not need to move to within Greater London in order to join us

The opportunity

The size, diversity and importance of our organisation means that we have a huge range of potential career paths that span different areas of policing and a variety of specialisms. We're interested in hearing from both generalist and specialist officers.

The Met’s Rejoiners' pathway is designed to support ex-officers, with valuable skills and experience, who have resigned from service within the last five years and wish to return to policing.

If you're unsure whether you have got the skills and experience that we are looking for, please email our recruitment team to discuss the opportunity or call 01633 632 500 for more information.

We truly value the experiences policing offers and will work with you to understand your skill set and where you could fit in and develop yourself at the Met.

Our selection process

Our selection process is simple – you're already an experienced officer and that speaks volumes.

Once you have submitted your application form, we will review this to understand your expertise and experience.

If you previously worked as a specialist (or you were in a specialist command) please ensure you tell us in your application. Please note, that whilst attempts will be made to accommodate any preferences stated within your application, this cannot be guaranteed.

As part of this, we'll check you meet our eligibility criteria. If you met your day-to-day requirements in your previous role as an officer and were successful in completing your two year probationary period, you'll likely have no issues here.

We’ll then ask you to join us for an interview based on the Met’s principles and values, in line with the New Met for London plan.

We'll quickly guide you through our pre-employment process including fitness, medical, DNA/fingerprints and vetting.

If you rejoin the Met at the same rank as when you resigned, we will ensure you rejoin us at the same pay point as when you left.

How you'll be trained

We arrange an induction for you, so you can get to know the Met a little more if you were previously with another force, or refamiliarise yourself if you were previously with the Met.

We’ll also arrange any relevant training courses for you to help you settle into your new position. You will likely notice a change in pace and demand through your training, but you will be able to call upon your own experience and the support of others around you through this period. There will be highly experienced and skilled officers around you who will always be there to help or assist.

Beyond your initial training, we aim to support the continuous professional development of our officers.