Groom

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 in our Force Coordination and Operations Department as a Groom. This is a unique role and could be for you if you have a real passion and dedication for horses. You will join our fantastic Mounted Section department delivering specialist services within our force area. The Mounted Section is instrumental in the delivery of effective policing services and is key to ensuring that Northumbria Police achieves high levels of performance. The successful candidate will undertake a range of duties to ensure the welfare and training of horses in the care of the Force, to local and national standards, in order to provide the force with healthy horses who are fit for operational duty. What you’ll do Feed, ride and exercise horses on a daily basis, ensuring that any special dietary or exercise requirements are met to maintain the health, fitness and wellbeing of police horses. Turn out horses for operational duty and maintain equipment to a high standard. Support with training delivery including riding, in order to maintain high standards. Maintain a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness of the stables, stock and all equipment, to maintain the welfare of the horses and minimise any risks to users of the facility. Monitor the physical and mental health of horses, identify early signs of illness, provide basic treatments such as worming and administering prescribed medication, and seek further veterinary advice when needed to maintain their overall well-being. What you’ll bring Must be able to work flexibly and be available to react to the demands of the mounted section, including 24 callouts as required. Minimum BHS level 2 or equivalent. Extensive proven experience riding and training large horses. If the Force requirement is for the support staff to drive the unit’s vehicle fleet, then it is desirable they have a full clean driving licence and hold the relevant authorities. Significant experience in early identification of veterinary issues and strong awareness of vet call out procedures. Experience in equine first aid. We know it’s important for you to feel that you’re not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone. Just so you know 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 Groom with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute. The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by an 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, working together to improve the lives of disabled employees. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. In cases of very high application volumes, we may prioritise those who most closely meet the criteria, applying the same fair approach for all candidates. 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) . 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 (RVC) 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. This is a fixed term / secondment role subject to a six-month probationary period. If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally. Salary: Band 4, £27,204 – £27,513 (Please note it is Northumbria Police policy to appoint at the beginning of the band) 37 hrs / 12 month contract Closing 18.02.2026