Educational Psychologist

Shared Services Partnership; England; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire County Council's Hampshire Educational Psychology (HEP) service is seeking an Educational Psychologist to join a values-led team with a national reputation for innovation and collaboration.

HEP delivers statutory duties for children and young people aged 0 to 25, alongside a traded service, offering opportunities to develop skills across diverse cases in a flexible, hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Joining Hampshire Educational Psychology (HEP) as an Educational Psychologist, you'll join a values-led service with a national reputation for innovation and collaboration.
• HEP delivers statutory duties for children and young people aged 0 to 25, alongside a traded service.
• You'll help ensure children and young people receive the right support, at the right time, within everyday learning environments.
• Our service keeps children and families at the heart of what we do, guided by values of kindness, compassion, integrity and growth.

Responsibilities

• Consultation, advice, training and capacity-building work to support staff professional development.
• Deliver inclusive practices in mainstream settings from pre-school to college, through the Experts at Hand rollout.
• Contribute to the service's collaborative approaches and innovative assessment methods with children and families.

Job description

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Educational Psychologist

Job Reference:HCC625110
Salary Range: £48,739 - £59,846 per annum (Soulbury EP scale A 2-7, plus up to two previously awarded SPA points)
Work Location: Basingstoke, Farnborough, Havant or Winchester (Hybrid Working)
Hours per week: 37 (part-time hours will be considered, minimum 3 days per week)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 1 November 2026
Interview Date: 17 and 18 November 2026

The Role:

Joining Hampshire Educational Psychology (HEP) as an Educational Psychologist, you'll become part of a highly regarded, values-led service with a national reputation for innovation, collaboration and inclusive practice. HEP continues to deliver local authority work, including statutory duties for children and young people aged 0 to 25, alongside a highly valued traded service, offering a broad and varied range of opportunities to make a difference.

As part of the Experts at Hand rollout, HEP is extending and diversifying the initiatives it delivers to support the professional development of staff and the use of effective inclusive practices in mainstream settings from pre‑school to college. Through consultation, advice, training and capacity‑building work, you'll help ensure children and young people receive the right support, at the right time, within their everyday learning environments.

As a strengths‑based service with a long history of collaborative and empowering approaches, we keep children and families at the heart of what we do. Guided by our values of kindness, compassion, integrity, genuineness, optimism and growth, we promote dynamic and interactive approaches to assessment (rather than psychometric norm‑based), supporting creative and inclusive ways of understanding and meeting children and young people’s needs.

Our Educational Psychologists value the variety of work, opportunities to innovate and the strong sense of collaboration across the service. Whether you're newly qualified or experienced, you'll be given every opportunity to develop your skills and interests. Here’s what