RS697 Imaging Technical Lead (Ops) **EXTERNAL**

Calder Park, Wakefield
£44,700 - £48,459
THIS VACANCY IS ADVERTISED EXTERNALLY

Imaging Technical Lead
YaTH Scientific Support Services
Calder Park, Wakefield
1 x Permanent Post, Full Time

West Yorkshire Police, the lead force for the Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Scientific Support Services (RSSS), is looking to recruit an Imaging Technical Lead (Ops) to be based at Calder Park, Wakefield.

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Regional Imaging Unit and play a key role in supporting the future of our technically diverse department. As a highly professional and innovative organisation, we are seeking a candidate to lead our drive towards continued accreditation in line with the Forensic Science Regulators guidelines.

The Imaging Technical Lead (Ops) will play a vital part in developing and improving technical processes as well as identifying root causes of non-conformance, therefore, good communication and supportive qualities will prove essential. The successful applicant will need to be highly motivated with a real drive towards providing continued improvement of service across multiple disciplines across the department. As the Technical Lead (Ops), you will have supervisory responsibility for a small group of Deputy Technical Leads.

You will be paid monthly and will be entitled to a generous annual leave allowance which increases with service and automatically enrolled into a local government pension scheme. Your location at Calder Park includes free and secure on-site parking, however you must be prepared to work flexibly to suit business needs as well as to travel throughout the Yorkshire and Humber area as required.

You will work in accordance with the flexi-time scheme and can work on an agile basis once deemed competent.

Owing to the nature of the role, you must have the emotional resilience to be able to deal with images and scenes of a disturbing nature

The successful candidate will be subject to personal and financial vetting checks prior to appointment. Before applying, please check that you meet all the essential requirements of the role.

Applications for this vacancy will close at 23:55hrs on Monday 2nd February 2026.

The post is suitable for job share.

West Yorkshire Police is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last five years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.

For a detailed description of the Competency and Values levels required, please refer to the Competency and values framework (CVF) | College of Policing (this link may be copied and pasted into your browser). This document will assist you in completing the Evidence of Achievement section of the application form. Please note: the Evidence of Achievement section will not be visible until the employment section has been completed.

No Shift Allowance

This opportunity is closed to applications.