If you fancy yourself as Miss Marple or Sherlock Holmes then Kent Police is looking for you.

The force is looking for tomorrow's budding detectives to join a fast-track detective recruitment scheme.

Participants will work for two years, before becoming a fully-qualified detective constable, assuming trainees pass all their exams.

The scheme, which is being dubbed Investigate First, was launched yesterday and will see candidates spend their first year learning the same skills as a uniformed officer.

They will be charged with responding to emergency calls and given the chance to take on extra investigative courses.

In the second year, participants will move into a trainee detective role and begin studying the Initial Crime Investigators Development Programme, as well as working on complex burglary and sex offences cases.

Kent Police's head of investigative development Rob Vinson said: "We are committed to finding the best talent to join our ranks and provide a first-class service to the people of Kent.

"This innovative, new entry route will do just that.

"Working as a detective constable is a challenging and rewarding role.

"The new recruits will soon find that each day they are improving victim's lives and helping make Kent an even safer place to live.

"The role is also incredibly varied - detectives work on anything from burglary to murder and robbery to serious sexual assaults.

"There’s no limit to where a career can take you.

"While we are offering this programme, our high standards will remain unchanged.

"All new recruits will be fully-trained police constables, capable of carrying out independent patrol."

It comes after the force announced a mass recruitment drive in March.

For more information about the scheme, visit Kent Police's website.