Senior Educational Psychologist

East Midlands Councils/East Midlands Jobs; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional educational service in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Educational Psychologist to lead a team in Buxton. This role offers the flexibility of full-time or part-time arrangements and includes a competitive salary of £59,807 - £68,086. You'll manage a small team, collaborate with senior leadership, and contribute to strategic development while promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion within the service.

Benefits

Flexible/hybrid working

Wellbeing support

Generous annual leave

Qualifications

• Must be professionally qualified and registered with the HCPC.
• Experience working within educational psychology.
• Proven ability to lead and manage teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small team of educational psychologists.
• Work with the Buxton team covering north and west Derbyshire.
• Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to deliver service missions.

Skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Communication

Empathy

Education

Professionally qualified and registered with the HCPC

At least 3 years post-training experience

Job description

Overview

Closing date: 12 October 2025

Senior Educational Psychologist: Buxton

Salary details: £59,807 - £68,086

Soulbury Educational Psychology Scale B 4-7 plus up to 3 SPAs

Permanent, full-time or part-time (minimum 0.8fte) post, initial secondment would be considered with permission from current manager

Following a positive review of Derbyshire Educational Psychology Service (EPS) we are pleased to advertise a full-time-equivalent senior educational psychologist post based in our Buxton area office.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small team of educational psychologists, including trainee and assistant EPs at times.
• Work with a team based in Buxton, covering the north and west of Derbyshire (Glossop, New Mills, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Ashbourne, Bakewell, Matlock, the Hope Valley, and surrounding areas).
• Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team with established line management and peer supervision in place.
• Work to deliver the service vision and mission in partnership with colleagues and partner agencies.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be professionally qualified and registered with the HCPC.
• Applications welcome from Educational Psychologists with at least 3 years post-training experience seeking new challenges.
• The post will be located in the Buxton team.
• Provisional Interview Date: 20 October 2025.

Additional Information

• Derbyshire EPs have positive relationships within the county and contribute to a range of commissioned work and a strong traded early intervention offer to schools and other services.
• The service offers flexible/hybrid working, wellbeing support, flexi-working, generous annual leave, and other Council benefits. It emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion and values Collaboration, Empathy, Curiosity, and Integrity.
• Senior Educational Psychologists work within the senior leadership team alongside the Principal EP to contribute to strategic development and provide line management and supervision to EPs at different levels of experience.

Applicants contact: Natalie Bradbury, Senior Educational Psychologist ([e-mail]) or Heather Northcote, Principal Educational Psychologist / Head of Service ([e-mail]); or call 01629 533815 for more information.

Provisional Interview Date: 20 October 2025