DIGITAL MEDICAL EXAMINER

Vacancy Type
Police Staff
Area Command / Department
Forensic Services
Location
Newcastle
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Hours
Full Time
Salary Range
£31,548 - £34,329
Closing Date
28/07/2025
Role:

THE ROLE

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us a Digital Media Examiner in our Forensics Services Department.
Are you ready to make a difference in the world of forensic investigation? Join our team and provide a comprehensive forensic digital and analogue media service to the force. Your role will include CCTV recovery, forensic data recovery, image analysis, enhancements, and court presentations. You’ll be instrumental in aiding police operations, contributing to crime investigations, and supporting the evidential requirements of the criminal justice system. Ensure our service provision aligns with forensic quality standards, legislation, and policy. Be part of a team that values precision, integrity, and excellence in forensic science.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Provide assistance and advice in support of live incidents, investigations, gathering intelligence and conducting proactive/reactive investigations where digital media and data acquisition opportunities exist. Forensic recovery of digital media (CCTV) evidence, attending crime scenes/premises and liaising with the public, to secure evidence.
• Provide a comprehensive forensic video and audio processing service using specialist software/techniques to obtain best evidence including video and audio enhancement and analysis, media copying and transferring, preparation of complex compilations and media recording in order to support the operational objectives of the Force.
• Produce factual technical reports and evidential material and provide technical testimony at court in relation to video and audio evidence on behalf of the Force, to support the processes of the Criminal Justice System.
• Provide specialist technical advice in relation to video and audio evidence and liaise with internal and external stakeholders in the processes involved with obtaining, preparing and preserving video evidence.
• Carry out video/audio editing of witnesses to enable statements and information to be obtained whilst maintaining the dignity and vulnerability of the witness.
  Sound interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please view the job description.

CANDIDATES WITH PRIORITY STATUS WILL BE GIVEN PRECEDENCE FOR THIS ROLE OVER OTHER APPLICANTS.

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a Digital Media Examiner with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re ing for and the values and behaviours that contribute.
The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview.
Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.
We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.
If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.
If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.