Senior Educational Psychologist

NHS; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 71,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council is seeking a Senior Educational Psychologist to support service delivery and development. The role requires applicants to be HCPC registered with at least three years of experience as a qualified Educational Psychologist. Responsibilities include collaborating with the senior leadership team and training school staff. The position offers a competitive salary and flexible working options.

Benefits

Employee Benefits Scheme

Family friendly policies

30 days annual leave

Relocation package

Comprehensive pension scheme

Qualifications

• At least three years experience as a qualified Educational Psychologist.
• Registered with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC).

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with the senior leadership team to support service delivery.
• Develop and deliver training and supervision to school staff.

Skills

Experience as a qualified Educational Psychologist

Registration with Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC)

Job description

Job summary

WE DO NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS VIA NHS WEBSITE TO APPLY PLEASE VISIT:

Senior Educational Psychologist - Peterborough City Council Careers

If you:

• Have at least three years' experience as a qualified Educational Psychologist
• Are registered with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
• Are seeking part-time or full-time work

Come and join our dynamic and caring Educational Psychology Service (EPS) here at Peterborough City Council.

Main duties of the job

You will be:

• As a Senior EP able to work collaboratively as part of the senior leadership team to develop and support service delivery, strategic planning and LA initiatives, as well as providing supervision and line management for Educational Psychologists, Psychology Assistant, Assistant Psychologist and Trainee Educational Psychologists.

All EPs in Peterborough

• Able to embrace our consultation service delivery model and contribute positively, building and shaping high quality service bringing a new dimension to the service that we will nurture and develop further.
• Able to develop and deliver training and supervision to school and setting staff, applying up to date theory and research.
• An effective communicator, have sound knowledge about current practice in Educational Psychology and legislation concerning special educational needs and be competent in the delivery of training to a wide range of audiences.
• Able to support schools to deliver the graduated approach for children, young people and young adults, who may have Special Educational Needs and others about whom there may be a concern as outlined in the Code of Practice 2014.

About us

In return we offer:

• An Employee Benefits Scheme, VIVUP with a range of exciting savings including on holidays, home electronic equipment and appliances and local discounts.
• Have family friendly policies including a flexible working hours scheme which allows for the ability to accrue 8 hours of flexi-time per month (FTE).
• 30 days annual leave annually, rising to 31 days after 10 years and 32 days after 15 years of continuous service, plus additional bank holidays (FTE).
• A relocation package, as per policy.
• The EPS supports agile working through full IT provision and modern office accommodation.
• Peterborough is a vibrant city which has good rail links to London (only 45 minutes) and other major cities.
• The LA has a comprehensive pension scheme.
• The LA provides immediate life cover(x3 times your annual salary) and ill-health protection.
• Peterborough City Council will reimburse HCPC registration fees at the point of renewal.

Details

• Date posted: 19 August 2025
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £63,394 to £66,746 a year plus up to 3 SPAs (maximum of 12, £70,735)
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: F0010-25-0002
• Job locations: Sand Martin House, Bittern Way, Fletton Quays, Peterborough, PE2 8TY

Job responsibilities

About our service

• The team is well regarded within the Local Authority (LA) and other stakeholders, and is well placed within the SEN and Inclusion Service.
• We are actively building capacity in the service to meet demand and pioneer innovative practices in the LA.
• Alongside EHCNAs the EPS prioritises protected delivery of traded services for all non-statutory work and offers centralised traded training with exciting opportunities to develop expertise offering EPs a variety of work.
• All EPs are involved in our accredited ELSA and MeLSA training or supervision program, for which we have been awarded the ELSA Quality Mark.
• We have an established consultation model of service delivery that values the application of psychology, innovative practice and professional integrity and provides variety in the work of our EPs. We place emphasis on the importance of professional judgement and are using a wide range of tools and approaches for different levels of work to deliver services at the early stages of intervention.
• Peterborough EPS prioritises continuous professional development to promote up-to-date professional practice of a high standard. We maintain strong links with universities. We offer opportunities to develop a wide range of expertise across all EPs, including supervision of TEPs, ELSAs and EBSA to encourage and support career progression in the service.
• We work closely with our Trainees, an Assistant Educational Psychologist and a Psychology Assistant to promote access to psychology across the city.
• We have an open access service for parents/carers and young people, including bookable community consultations.

WE DO NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS VIA NHS WEBSITE TO APPLY PLEASE VISIT:

Senior Educational Psychologist - Peterborough City Council Careers

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential
• Have at least three years' experience as a qualified Educational Psychologist
• Are registered with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Peterborough City Council

Address

• Sand Martin House
• Bittern Way
• Fletton Quays
• Peterborough
• PE2 8TY

Employer's website

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