NWROCU Detective Sergeant ICAT

This opportunity is open to substantive Sergeant s The North West Regional Organised Crime Unit is a collaborative multi agency covert response to tackle serious and organised crime across the North West Region. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to join the GMP Internet Child Abuse Team (ICAT) to lead the team in the investigation of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation offences committed by perpetrators in the North-West area, ensuring children within the region are safeguarded and offenders are successfully prosecuted. The NWROCU fights to keep communities across the North West safe from serious and organised crime, and this team are dedicated to upholding this mission. The team are passionate about protecting the most vulnerable from harm and are relentless in their approach. The NWROCU leads the policing response across the region posed by serious and organised crime in Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and North Wales. The NWROCU provides the vital link from national capabilities and expertise to local policing and knowledge, enabling the North West region to deliver the Government’s serious and organised Crime strategy and to protect communities from harm. The post is subject to an initial secondment of two years reviewable based on continuous funding and performance. Further developments in NWROCU’s capabilities are anticipated in the future. Applications received for Operational roles that require mandatory Officer Safety/First Aid training must hold valid in date training or able to undertake upon application. Full details of the role requirements are provided in the JDQ. Successful applicants working within NWROCU will be subject to MV (Management Vetting) and SC (Security Clearance) prior to taking up post. In cases where the commute to work is in excess of applicant’s current commute the excess travel will be paid. NWROCU is committed to ensuring that we have a work force that represents the communities we serve, and we are keen to attract applications from underrepresented groups. Further information, advice and guidance regarding the posts can be obtained from DI Jonathan Weir • Jonathan.Weir@nwrocu.police.uk/015177756 81.  Interested parties are encouraged to make contact to learn more about the role. All applications must be supported by the Home Force support, the level of support required must comply with local Force policy e.g. whether support required at ACC level and HR Support. Before starting an application, applicants must download the NWROCU secondment support form, ensure it is completed in full and then upload to your application.     Applicants will be prompted and applications will not proceed until this has been completed. Click HERE for Recruitment Brochure Click HERE for Manager/Force Support Form Click HERE [https://apigw.merseyside.police.uk/orc/getfile/orcjdq/NWROCU_JDQ_UCOL_Investigation_Team_DS_ICAT_2026.pdf]for Job Description Click HERE for Recruitment and Selection Framework Level 2