Transferee and Re-Joiner Police Constables - Control room

Start Your Journey with the British Transport Police (BTP) - Your Experience. A New Challenge. A Vital Role.

Are you a current or former Police Officer with control room experience who is ready for a new challenge?

The British Transport Police are recruiting experienced officers to join our Force Control Rooms in London and Birmingham.

This is an opportunity to bring the experience you’ve already gained into a specialist role at the heart of BTP’s operational response. From supporting frontline officers to helping manage developing incidents, you’ll play an important part in keeping passengers, colleagues and the railway safe.

We’re looking for people who can communicate with confidence, think clearly under pressure and manage competing priorities while maintaining high professional standards.

Previous experience of working within a control room environment is essential for this role, and successful applicants will be subject to a tenure in post.

Make a Real Impact

At BTP, we champion modern, people-first policing. Our Force Control Rooms are at the heart of our operational response, supporting officers and colleagues across the railway network and helping us respond effectively when incidents occur.

Working in a fast-paced operational environment, you’ll use your existing skills and experience to assess information, manage changing priorities and communicate clearly when it matters most.

Whether supporting the response to an ongoing incident, helping safeguard a vulnerable person or providing information to frontline colleagues, the decisions you make and the way you communicate can make a real difference.

This is a role where your experience, judgement, communication skills and ability to remain calm under pressure will be highly valued.

Why Join BTP?

We believe a supportive workplace is key to success. That’s why we offer:

Flexible working arrangements wherever possible

A strong focus on wellbeing, mental health support and inclusive leadership

Real opportunities to progress through diverse career pathways

Family-friendly policies and a culture that understands life beyond work

The opportunity to use your existing policing and control room experience in a unique national policing environment

Join a force where your ideas are welcomed, your development is prioritised and the experience you bring is valued.

Essential Experience

To apply for this opportunity, you must have previous experience of working within a control room environment.

You should be able to demonstrate experience of:

Working effectively within a busy operational control room

Managing developing incidents and competing priorities

Communicating clearly and accurately

Remaining calm and professional under pressure

Handling operational information appropriately

Working closely with colleagues to support an effective operational response

Please ensure you clearly demonstrate your previous control room experience within your application.

Where Will You Be Based?

We are recruiting for our Force Control Rooms in:

London

Birmingham

Please make your preferred location clear when completing your application.

Tenure in Post

Due to the specialist nature of the role, successful applicants will be subject to a tenure in post.

Further information on the tenure arrangements will be provided as part of the recruitment process.

Ready to Apply?

The application process is simple:

Application

Interview - In Person

Conditional Offer

Pre-employment Checks

Formal Offer and Start Date

Download our Candidate Information Pack for full details.

Key Dates

Applications will close at midnight on 13th December 2027.

Are You Eligible?

Applicants must be a current or former officer from a Home Office Police Force, Police Scotland or PSNI

Transferees must be substantive in rank and have completed probation

Re-joiners must apply within 5 years of leaving and have been substantive in rank

Previous experience of working within a control room environment is essential

Must have lived in the UK for the past 3 consecutive years

No live misconduct warnings or performance issues

Cannot be under current investigation by another force

No active CCJs, unmanaged IVAs or bankruptcy

We do not accept applications from those dismissed from another force

We do not accept applications if you have been declined vetting at another Force within 2 years

Want to Learn More?

If you have any questions about the opportunity or recruitment process, email us at recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to building a workforce where everyone feels they belong.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences. Diversity strengthens our teams, improves our services and helps us better represent and support the communities we serve.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and strive to create a workplace that is fair, respectful and accessible to all. We actively work to challenge discrimination, remove barriers and ensure equity throughout our recruitment and employment practices.

If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment or selection process, please let us know. We are happy to support you. Your talent, your potential and your unique perspective matter here.

Use of AI

AI can be a useful tool to spark ideas or help you organise your thoughts, but when it comes to your application, we want to hear from you, not an algorithm. What truly stands out to us are genuine stories, personal insights and the experiences that have shaped who you are.

Authenticity matters. It helps us understand your motivations, your strengths and how you’ll contribute to our team. So, use AI if it helps you get started, but let your own voice lead the way.

You’ve already gained valuable experience. Bring it to a role at the heart of our operational response. Join our Force Control Room team in London or Birmingham and help us keep Britain moving safely.