Secondment Surveillance Sergeant

The CTPNW manages and coordinates the operational counter terrorism response on behalf of the 5 North West forces: Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. It also offers CT assistance and guidance to the Isle of Man Constabulary.
Operational governance is managed by T/ACC Scally and the Head of CTPNW is TDCS Vicki Ellis.
The Head of CTPNW is assisted by 7 Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) who are responsible for leading one of each of the seven thematic strands covering Investigations, Operational Support, Intelligence, Borders Policing, Prevent, Protect & Prepare and BusinessServices.
In addition to protecting the communities of the North West the CTPNW also works hand in hand with the CTP South East, CTP North East, West Midlands CTU, Counter Terrorism Command and a network of Counter Terrorism Intelligence Units (CTIUs) to ensure thatthe United Kingdom is able to manage the threat from terrorism.
This role is for substantive Sergeants qualified to Q1 surveillance standard, with experience of managing surveillance operations at sergeant level.
The main duties involve:

- Acting as team leader for counter terrorism surveillance operations.
- Acting as manager within the Counter Terrorism Operation Room (CTPOR) acting as tactical advisor in relation to surveillance matters as and when required.
- Co-ordinating the research and planning of CT surveillance operations.
- The CTPNW surveillance team are a national function, therefore successful applicant will be expected to deploy out of force & regional area as and when directed in order to support priority CT operations.