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Ben Healy

Summary

After serving 25 years in a UK police force; the last 11 at the rank of Inspector, I recently emigrated to Western Australia to join the police service as a constable..


Professionally, my strengths lie in building strong working relationships with colleagues and partners to achieve mutual and unilateral goals, and I have a proven track record of achieving exceptional results in extremely challenging circumstances.


I am adept at evaluating operational shortcomings, identifying opportunities for change and implementing them. I thrive in an evolving or chaotic environment and I get the utmost satisfaction from bring my team on a journey of change, helping processes evolve, and then watching the benefits being realised after the work is done.


As the policing world world nears capacity I have doubled-down on my approach of supporting my team to work smarter not harder. As a manager I recognise my responsibility to achieve my goals with the resources available and I facilitate this by ensuring my staff are following the most appropriate policy and procedures. This has developed into a near obsession about efficient and effective working practices and ab abhorrence of wasted time and excess effort.


When it comes to people, I tend to see the positives before the negatives. I have used this to great effect when dealing with challenging individuals where others have failed. That said, ultimately I recognise that I too am flawed and, through a process of continued reflection, I strive to be better tomorrow than I am today.


Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

International Transitional Police Constable

Western Australia Police
11.2023 - Current

I am currently undergoing reorientation training to familiarise myself with Western Australia legislation, policy and procedure, in preparation for commencing a posting to Perth District as a First Class Constable in February 2024.

Detective Inspector Missing Person Investigations

Leicestershire Police
12.2021 - 11.2023
  • Providing senior investigative oversight of live missing investigations, ensuring an appropriate response based on risk
  • Departmental management including management of staffing, training and multiple complex human resource cases
  • Maintaining and developing the policy and procedures governing the policing response to Missing Person cases.
  • Force implementation of the national 'Right Care Right Person' model of policing.
  • Implementing departmental business changes arising from evidence based research
  • Force representation at multi agency meeting for high risk and complex cases
  • Cold case review of long term missing investigations

Detective Inspector Neighbourhood Investigations

Leicestershire Police
08.2018 - 12.2021
  • Departmental management of the Neighbourhood Investigation Unit
  • Responsible for the forces initial investigative approach for volume crime investigations, including rollout of bespoke training programme for control room supervisors to ensure adherence tot he 'Getting It Right First Time' strategy
  • Maintaining investigative oversight of all long term investigations in the west of the city.
  • Out of hours initial response to serious and major crime and suspicious death
  • Force lead for residential burglary investigations; responsible for developing the force policy in line with identified best practice and national guidance.
  • Responsible for crime detection performance for the West of Leicester
  • Representing volume crime investigations on the forces Investigations Standards Working Group, and responsible for rollout of training for investigators.


Police Inspector - Custody Manager

Leicestershire Police
11.2015 - 08.2018
  • Responsible for the overall management of the forces three custody suites
  • Ultimate responsibility for the safety and welfare of all persons detained at the forces three custody suites
  • Responsible for adherence to legislation and policy in respect of persons detained at the forces custody sites
  • First point of contact for complaints regarding treatment of detained persons
  • Investigating of complaints made against staff in respect of maltreatment of detained persons.

Police Inspector - Control Room

Leicestershire Police
01.2015 - 11.2015
  • Responsible for the management of the police control room; dealing with calls taken from members of the public and the dispatch of police resources as appropriate
  • Responsible for ensuring the force met key performance targets in respect of answering and responding to emergency calls
  • Performing the functions of a police Initial Tactical Firearms Commander in order to ensure an appropriate response to incidents requiring the police use of firearms


Police Inspector - Response Policing

Leicestershire Police
03.2013 - 01.2015
  • Providing management and leadership of a team of response officers policing the city of Leicester
  • Providing investigative guidance for officers responding to unexplained death and deciding the the death was suspicious and required senior detective attendance
  • Investigative oversight of criminal investigations being undertaken by my team
  • Providing a visible policing response for the city during night time economy periods by overseeing implementation of the standing Op Order.

Education

National Vocational Qualification - Level 1, 3 & 5 in Police Management

College of Policing
United Kingdon
08.2016

Post Graduate Diploma - Forensic Behavioural Analysis

University of Central Lancashire
UK
06.2009

Skills

  • Management of serious and complex criminal investigations
  • Multi-agency problem solving
  • Critical thinking
  • Business change
  • Evidence based policy development
  • Resource optimisation and project management
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Crisis Management and emergency response

PERSONAL LIFE

I have been a police officer for 25 years but at heart i am a family man. I have four children; aged 25, 16, eight and seven and i enjoy nothing more than some time at the beach to watch them enjoy life. At my ever advancing age I try to keep fit by training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - where after two years of pain I remain a white belt, and if i get spontaneous free time I try enjoy a spot of fishing, or spending some time playing Irish folk music (fairly badly) on my mandolin or cittern.

Timeline

International Transitional Police Constable

Western Australia Police
11.2023 - Current

Detective Inspector Missing Person Investigations

Leicestershire Police
12.2021 - 11.2023

Detective Inspector Neighbourhood Investigations

Leicestershire Police
08.2018 - 12.2021

Police Inspector - Custody Manager

Leicestershire Police
11.2015 - 08.2018

Police Inspector - Control Room

Leicestershire Police
01.2015 - 11.2015

Police Inspector - Response Policing

Leicestershire Police
03.2013 - 01.2015

National Vocational Qualification - Level 1, 3 & 5 in Police Management

College of Policing

Post Graduate Diploma - Forensic Behavioural Analysis

University of Central Lancashire
Ben Healy