Transferee and Re-Joiner Police Constables - Control Room

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

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

Where Will You Be Based?

We are recruiting for our Force Control Rooms in:

• London
• Birmingham

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:

1. Application
2. Interview - In Person
3. Conditional Offer
4. Pre-employment Checks
5. Formal Offer and Start Date

Key Dates

Applications will close at midnight on 13th December 2026.

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