Educational Psychologist

West Northamptonshire Council; Northampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Northampton is seeking creative and innovative psychologists to join a team dedicated to improving life chances for children and young people. Applicants should have strong communication skills and a commitment to inclusive practices. The role includes early intervention and statutory work with schools, along with opportunities to engage in broader projects. The council values diversity, equity, and inclusion, offering support throughout the application process.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction and CPD programme

Regular professional supervision

Mentoring support for newly qualified EPs

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), unless currently in training.

Responsibilities

• Join qualified EPs, trainees, and assistant psychologists to improve outcomes for children.
• Provide balanced support across early intervention and statutory work.
• Engage in broader projects within the service.

Skills

Innovative and creative practice

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Commitment to improving life chances

Collaborative work with different professionals

Education

Professionally qualified and registered with HCPC

Job description

West Northamptonshire Educational Psychology Service is seeking to recruit creative and innovative psychologists to expand its existing team of skilled and friendly staff, as we develop and grow. The Service is very well regarded and supported within the council, which has a strong focus on values‑based practice and staff wellbeing. We are keen for staff at all levels to contribute to, or lead initiatives and projects in line with our model of distributed leadership, giving opportunities to develop, experience and contribute to strategic developments. The EPS is committed to developing services in response to community needs. We provide a broad and extensive centralised training offer and promote emotional wellbeing for school staff through our supervision offer. The service leads on various early intervention initiatives including the Northamptonshire Baby Room Project, the Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) programme, and the Mediating Learning Support Approach (MeLSA). The service will provide you with a comprehensive induction and CPD programme and regular professional supervision. Additional mentoring support will be provided if you are a newly qualified EP. We have extensive links with training universities, with two members of our EP team working as tutors on EP training courses - along with other links to local universities. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, and the new directions which the Service is taking, please email Kathryn Davidson, Principal Educational Psychologist [e-mail], Gavin Morgan, Senior Educational Psychologist [e-mail], Sarah Luxford, Senior Educational Psychologist [e-mail], Kavita Solder, Senior Educational Psychologist [e-mail].

Our benefits

You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.

What will you be doing?

Successful applicants will be joining qualified EPs, trainees and assistant psychologists who are committed to inclusion and improving the life chances of children and young people through the creative application of psychology. All EPs have a balance of early intervention and statutory work, providing support to a patch of schools as well as having the opportunity to become involved with broader projects. To learn more, please visit our Educational Psychology team | West Northamptonshire Council and Educational Psychology Service | West Northamptonshire Council.

About you

• An interest in developing innovative and creative practice
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• A commitment to improving the life chances of others, and particularly those from vulnerable and/or marginalised groups
• An ability to work collaboratively with different professionals

Applicants will need to be professionally qualified and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), unless currently in training.

About us

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people. Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services. We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximise their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner.

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions – watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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