Senior Educational Psychologist

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Pershore; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority service in Worcestershire is looking for a Senior Educational Psychologist to provide leadership and manage complex cases. This role offers a hybrid working environment, great holiday entitlements, and opportunities for professional development. The ideal candidate should be an HCPC registered psychologist looking to expand their leadership experience.

Benefits

Great Holiday Entitlement

Brilliant Pension Scheme

Professional Learning & Development

Flexible Working

Qualifications

• Qualified HCPC registered EP with leadership experience.
• Strong skills in evidence-based practice and supervision.
• Ability to manage complex casework.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and professional supervision.
• Lead on complex casework ensuring high quality practice.
• Drive service development with schools and commissioners.

Skills

Leadership experience

Evidence-based practice

Team supervision

Education

HCPC registered Educational Psychologist

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Educational Psychologist
Salary: Soulbury Scale B 2–5 plus up to 3 SPA points
Hours: 37 per week
Location: Worcestershire
Team: Educational Psychology Team
Contract: Permanent

About the Service

WCC Educational Psychology Service are recruiting a Senior Educational Psychologist to expand their growing team. Are you a qualified HCPC registered EP looking to expand your leadership experiences? Do you want to provide leadership to a Service that provides a range of opportunities to apply psychology across contexts and systems? Would you like to work for a Service that actively promotes a good work-life balance, with wellbeing as a priority? Do you like the idea of working across disciplines and with a range of professional colleagues? Then WCC EPS is the service for you.

WCC EPS is part of Inclusion Support Services, within the All-Age Disability Directorate; this enables the EP service to have close working relationships with specialist teaching services, social care, SEND services and a range of other education services such as the school engagement and school improvement teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and professional supervision to a team of Educational Psychologists, Trainees, and Assistants.
• Lead on complex casework and ensure high quality evidence-based practice.
• Drive Service development, including traded work with schools and commissioners.
• Lead Inclusion Support Service development areas, such as Early Years, Co-production and Social, Emotional and Mental Health.

What we offer

• A warm, friendly, innovative and supportive team.
• A flexible working environment achieved through the freedom to work from home when needed, and a carefully planned workload allocation model.
• A team that are involved with strategic developments in SEND and Inclusion which allows psychology to be applied to major policy development and changes across Worcestershire.
• Extended work in the community through exciting working partnerships with health and other organisations (e.g. Mentor Link).
• Encouragement to develop personal areas of psychology to positively impact the lives of CYP and families living in Worcestershire, supported through excellent supervision.
• Opportunities to apply a range of supervision models across professions.

Contact

We would welcome informal discussions and expressions of interest. Please contact Dr Louise Oland, PEP and Head of Inclusion Support Services: [e-mail]

Benefits

You’ll find an overview of the benefits Worcestershire County Council have to offer on our webpage.

Some of these offers include:

• Great Holiday Entitlement: As well as bank holidays, you\'ll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years. If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don’t worry because if you join us without a break, we\'ll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you’re successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme: The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Professional Learning & Development: We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
• Flexible Working: We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS):
This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of criminal records via the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands, or final warnings, as well as convictions. The County Council has a commitment to safeguarding service users in our care.

Equality & Diversity: The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 16th November 2025
Anticipated Interview Date: 25th and 26th November 2025

Attached documents: Senior Edu Psych All Age Dis 0822.docx