Educational Psychologist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £60,994 i £64,070 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 27 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Buckinghamshire, South East England |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 3 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Buckinghamshire Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | Buc13129 |
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Overview
Buckinghamshire Council’s Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is expanding, and we want dynamic psychologists to be part of our thriving team.
Following several years of successful recruitment to the service and delivery of a diverse offer to schools, the council has invested in permanently extending the service. This extension and progression to new senior posts within the team have created vacancies at the main grade level.
Salary: £60,994 - £64,070 per annum
In addition to the salary advertised, you will receive a market premium of £2,500 per annum. As well as a one-off Golden Hello payment of £2,000 after one years’ service. (please note the Golden Hello is for external candidates only)
About us
Our large and talented team consists of Educational Psychologists (EPs), Assistant EPs, and Trainee EPs. The EPs are led by a dynamic leadership team of Seniors, Deputies and the Principal EP, providing excellent line management and good potential for progression within the service. We offer a hybrid model of consultation and assessment-based advice, blending face-to-face and remote working opportunities.
Our non-statutory offer is comprehensive and includes a link EP model to our mainstream and special schools as well as several countywide projects which align with strategic plans to meet the needs of the local population. This currently includes the projects outlined below and will continue to evolve with the growth of the service and newly created specialisms for Senior EPs meaning there is an exciting opportunity to further shape system-wide delivery of educational psychology across the LA:
School workforce development: clinical supervision for Head Teachers; group supervisions for SEMH practitioners (including ELSA, Nurture and EBSA leads); production and ongoing expansion of an e-learning platform for new to role practitioners in schools.
Vulnerable groups support: drop-in sessions delivered in conjunction with the Virtual School; the EBSA pathway including drop-ins, assessments and consultations to compliment delivery of the local EBSA toolkit; pilot projects in the impact of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy principles in schools.
Early Years provision: group supervision with our early years practitioner team; previous delivery of the Holding Hands Project now being re-visited in order to develop an offer to children with significant SEMH needs in the foundation stage.
Post 16: we are looking to develop our post-16 offer with the creation of a new strategic lead.
We collaborate closely with the Integrated SEND service, delivering multi-professional problem-solving spaces (TEAM UP), supervision for ISEND colleagues, and training for children’s services staff.
Our EPs benefit from excellent clinical supervision and long-established peer supervision networks, fostering creativity and professional growth.
About the role
As an EP with us, you’ll engage in a rewarding array of work at the preventative, early intervention, and statutory levels. You’ll have the opportunity to practice across individual, family, school, and whole LA system levels.
Contributing to EHC Needs Assessments is a key part of the role, with statutory work allocated outside the link EP model as a fixed portion of the week allowing you protected time for your link role and non-statutory projects.
We value individuality, encourage creativity, and foster autonomy, allowing you to shape your role and maximize your impact.
Mobile:
A ‘mobile’ role gives you the flexibility to schedule your own diary, so you can meet with colleagues and clients in a variety of locations. You’ll access digital folders and resources on your laptop and be able to use the network wherever you are based. Working from home will be common, as well as meeting your team in the office where necessary.
About you
We’re looking for dynamic individuals with up-to-date psychological skills and knowledge to make a tangible difference in the lives of children and young people in Buckinghamshire. You’ll need excellent interpersonal skills, be a committed team player, and be eager to contribute to the development of EP practice both locally and nationally.
We pride ourselves on nurturing the professional development of all team members, whether you’re an experienced practitioner or newly qualified. We welcome applications from Trainee EPs at all stages of the doctorate, as well as those already on the HCPC Register.
We will consider applications for full time or part time hours.
Other information
If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact Jenny Feeney at jenny.feeney@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 20th July 2025
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
Buckinghamshire Council’s Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is expanding, and we want dynamic psychologists to be part of our thriving team.
Following several years of successful recruitment to the service and delivery of a diverse offer to schools, the council has invested in permanently extending the service. This extension and progression to new senior posts within the team have created vacancies at the main grade level.
Salary: £60,994 - £64,070 per annum
In addition to the salary advertised, you will receive a market premium of £2,500 per annum. As well as a one-off Golden Hello payment of £2,000 after one years’ service. (please note the Golden Hello is for external candidates only)
About us
Our large and talented team consists of Educational Psychologists (EPs), Assistant EPs, and Trainee EPs. The EPs are led by a dynamic leadership team of Seniors, Deputies and the Principal EP, providing excellent line management and good potential for progression within the service. We offer a hybrid model of consultation and assessment-based advice, blending face-to-face and remote working opportunities.
Our non-statutory offer is comprehensive and includes a link EP model to our mainstream and special schools as well as several countywide projects which align with strategic plans to meet the needs of the local population. This currently includes the projects outlined below and will continue to evolve with the growth of the service and newly created specialisms for Senior EPs meaning there is an exciting opportunity to further shape system-wide delivery of educational psychology across the LA:
School workforce development: clinical supervision for Head Teachers; group supervisions for SEMH practitioners (including ELSA, Nurture and EBSA leads); production and ongoing expansion of an e-learning platform for new to role practitioners in schools.
Vulnerable groups support: drop-in sessions delivered in conjunction with the Virtual School; the EBSA pathway including drop-ins, assessments and consultations to compliment delivery of the local EBSA toolkit; pilot projects in the impact of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy principles in schools.
Early Years provision: group supervision with our early years practitioner team; previous delivery of the Holding Hands Project now being re-visited in order to develop an offer to children with significant SEMH needs in the foundation stage.
Post 16: we are looking to develop our post-16 offer with the creation of a new strategic lead.
We collaborate closely with the Integrated SEND service, delivering multi-professional problem-solving spaces (TEAM UP), supervision for ISEND colleagues, and training for children’s services staff.
Our EPs benefit from excellent clinical supervision and long-established peer supervision networks, fostering creativity and professional growth.
About the role
As an EP with us, you’ll engage in a rewarding array of work at the preventative, early intervention, and statutory levels. You’ll have the opportunity to practice across individual, family, school, and whole LA system levels.
Contributing to EHC Needs Assessments is a key part of the role, with statutory work allocated outside the link EP model as a fixed portion of the week allowing you protected time for your link role and non-statutory projects.
We value individuality, encourage creativity, and foster autonomy, allowing you to shape your role and maximize your impact.
Mobile:
A ‘mobile’ role gives you the flexibility to schedule your own diary, so you can meet with colleagues and clients in a variety of locations. You’ll access digital folders and resources on your laptop and be able to use the network wherever you are based. Working from home will be common, as well as meeting your team in the office where necessary.
About you
We’re looking for dynamic individuals with up-to-date psychological skills and knowledge to make a tangible difference in the lives of children and young people in Buckinghamshire. You’ll need excellent interpersonal skills, be a committed team player, and be eager to contribute to the development of EP practice both locally and nationally.
We pride ourselves on nurturing the professional development of all team members, whether you’re an experienced practitioner or newly qualified. We welcome applications from Trainee EPs at all stages of the doctorate, as well as those already on the HCPC Register.
We will consider applications for full time or part time hours.
Other information
If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact Jenny Feeney at jenny.feeney@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 20th July 2025
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
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