Senior Educational Psychologist

London Borough of Bexley; Bexleyheath; Ibrido; GBP 65.000 - 76.000; Tempo pieno

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Diversity & inclusion at work

Hybrid work arrangement

CPD funding and opportunities

Opportunities to externalise clinical/

Therapeutic intervention time for EPs

Supervision development time

Hybrid ICT systems for remote work

HCPC/DBS registration fees reimbursed

Disability Confident employer

Descrizione del lavoro

London Borough of Bexley seeks a Senior Educational Psychologist to lead professional development, induction and CPD for the Educational Psychology team. You will drive innovative, systemic practice and work across multi-agency partnerships to improve outcomes for children and young people in Bexley.

The role offers hybrid working, with 1 day remote, in Bexleyheath. You will supervise EPs, develop retention strategies, and promote EDI across the service, contributing to the borough’s ambitious

Competenze

• HCPC registered Educational Psychologists with a strong professional identity and 5+ years experience.
• Experience and creativity in developing an area of specialism and contributing to staff induction and supervision.

Mansioni

• Provide high quality Educational Psychology services and supervision to EPs.
• Lead in the induction, CPD and professional development of the EP team.
• Drive strategic development of priority areas including EDI practice across the service.
• Collaborate across multi-agency partners to improve outcomes for children and young people.

Conoscenze

Educational psychology

Systemic practice

Induction & CPD

Staff development

Formazione

HCPC registered

Descrizione del lavoro

In Bexley we are passionate about early intervention, innovation, and multi-agency working.The Educational Psychology team works closely alongside specialist teaching services and other professionals and is led by a Principal Educational Psychologist and a strong Senior Educational Psychologist team, with a focus on early intervention and collaboration. Within this structure, there is commitment to Educational Psychologists retaining a strong professional identity and continuing to maintain a high level of professional skills, as well as working collaboratively with other services to achieve better outcomes for children. We have an established team of Assistant Educational Psychologists who work closely with our EPs to deliver additional early intervention support to our early years and school settings.

The service is highly valued by schools and by colleagues in health and social care, which promotes high quality partnership working and joint project initiatives. There is a strong commitment to continually improving the quality of our assessment, training and project-based interventions. High priority is given to induction, supervision, reflective practice and continuous professional development.

This is fixed-term position.

Do you have a strong inclusive vision and are you passionate about ensuring better outcomes for children and young people so they can achieve their aspirations? Have you the enthusiasm, skills and knowledge base to lead in early intervention and systemic practice?

We are expanding our senior team and therefore looking to recruit an additional Senior Educational Psychologist to further develop our creative and evolving EP offer. Our priorities are driven by a passion to extend systemic and cross-agency partnership working and further promote early intervention and improved educational outcomes for the children and young people throughout our borough. We are seeking to appoint innovative HCPC registered Educational Psychologists who have at least 5 years experience, can demonstrate experience and creativity in developing an area of specialism, and who have actively contributed to the induction, supervision and development of staff.

In addition to providing high quality Educational Psychology services and supervising and supporting the development of EPs in the team, the successful candidate will be an integral part of the Senior Educational Psychologist team and responsible for the strategic development of the key priority area outlined below.

As Specialist Senior EP for Professional Development, Growth and EDI, you will take the lead in developing the Induction and CPD offer for the EP team, co-ordinating and supporting our offer for Trainee EPs and further developing and strengthening retention and recruitment processes across the EP service. In addition, you will take a strategic lead role, working alongside EP colleagues, to promote, develop and support the ongoing work in relation to EDI practice, policy and action across the service.

So, if you want a role that requires innovative practice and where you are empowered to drive forward change, and if you have the determination and expertise to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people in Bexley, we want to hear from you.

Specifically, we can offer you:

A genuinely diverse team who have ongoing commitment to hiring a diverse workforce, and who consistently look at issues related to equality and diversity from a holistic lens to address conscious and unconscious bias.

A creative and friendly team that are highly valued by schools, families and other teams in the Local Authority which offers a prominent level of professional support within a culture of high-quality supervision.

Excellent CPD opportunities, both within the team and dedicated funding for external courses.

Opportunities to use professional skills outside of the school-based context, working in partnership with health and social care. This includes being an integral part of a broader multi-professional early intervention and specialist advice service.

Dedicated time to deliver therapeutic interventions to children and young people (e.g. CBT, SFBT, VIG).

Protected time and support to develop a specialist area of interest at a strategic / systemic level in line with the specified focus area.

Dedicated time to extend supervision skills, including opportunities to supervise and support the development of colleagues across teams and services.

Good ICT systems that enable smooth working from home and in our modern office, which supports hybrid working practice.

We honour SPA points and reimburse our EPs for HCPC and DBS registration fees.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Senior Educational Psychologist

Company: London Borough of Bexley Salary: £65,401 to £75,512 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Bexleyheath, DA6 7AT Working pattern: Hybrid - 1 day remote Job type: Temporary Posting date: 16 Oct 2026 Closing date: 1 Nov 2026

Summary

In Bexley we are passionate about early intervention, innovation, and multi-agency working.The Educational Psychology team works closely alongside specialist teaching services and other professionals and is led by a Principal Educational Psychologist and a strong Senior Educational Psychologist team, with a focus on early intervention and collaboration. Within this structure, there is commitment to Educational Psychologists retaining a strong professional identity and continuing to maintain a high level of professional skills, as well as working collaboratively with other services to achieve better outcomes for children. We have an established team of Assistant Educational Psychologists who work closely with our EPs to deliver additional early intervention support to our early years and school settings.

The service is highly valued by schools and by colleagues in health and social care, which promotes high quality partnership working and joint project initiatives. There is a strong commitment to continually improving the quality of our assessment, training and project-based interventions. High priority is given to induction, supervision, reflective practice and continuous professional development.

This is fixed-term position.

Do you have a strong inclusive vision and are you passionate about ensuring better outcomes for children and young people so they can achieve their aspirations? Have you the enthusiasm, skills and knowledge base to lead in early intervention and systemic practice?

We are expanding our senior team and therefore looking to recruit an additional Senior Educational Psychologist to further develop our creative and evolving EP offer. Our priorities are driven by a passion to extend systemic and cross-agency partnership working and further promote early intervention and improved educational outcomes for the children and young people throughout our borough. We are seeking to appoint innovative HCPC registered Educational Psychologists who have at least 5 years experience, can demonstrate experience and creativity in developing an area of specialism, and who have actively contributed to the induction, supervision and development of staff.

In addition to providing high quality Educational Psychology services and supervising and supporting the development of EPs in the team, the successful candidate will be an integral part of the Senior Educational Psychologist team and responsible for the strategic development of the key priority area outlined below.

As Specialist Senior EP for Professional Development, Growth and EDI, you will take the lead in developing the Induction and CPD offer for the EP team, co-ordinating and supporting our offer for Trainee EPs and further developing and strengthening retention and recruitment processes across the EP service. In addition, you will take a strategic lead role, working alongside EP colleagues, to promote, develop and support the ongoing work in relation to EDI practice, policy and action across the service.

So, if you want a role that requires innovative practice and where you are empowered to drive forward change, and if you have the determination and expertise to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people in Bexley, we want to hear from you.

Specifically, we can offer you:

A genuinely diverse team who have ongoing commitment to hiring a diverse workforce, and who consistently look at issues related to equality and diversity from a holistic lens to address conscious and unconscious bias.

A creative and friendly team that are highly valued by schools, families and other teams in the Local Authority which offers a prominent level of professional support within a culture of high-quality supervision.

Excellent CPD opportunities, both within the team and dedicated funding for external courses.

Opportunities to use professional skills outside of the school-based context, working in partnership with health and social care. This includes being an integral part of a broader multi-professional early intervention and specialist advice service.

Dedicated time to deliver therapeutic interventions to children and young people (e.g. CBT, SFBT, VIG).

Protected time and support to develop a specialist area of interest at a strategic / systemic level in line with the specified focus area.

Dedicated time to extend supervision skills, including opportunities to supervise and support the development of colleagues across teams and services.

Good ICT systems that enable smooth working from home and in our modern office, which supports hybrid working practice.

We honour SPA points and reimburse our EPs for HCPC and DBS registration fees.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.