Senior Educational Psychologist
Team: Educational Psychology
Salary: £64,165 – £68,052 per annum pro rata (Soulbury Scale B 8–11, plus up to 3 SPA points, subject to experience) Hours: 37 hours per week (part time considered) Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month.
Contract Type: Hybrid – Permanent
Closing Date: 31st December 2025
Interview Date: TBC
About the Role
Are you an aspiring and inspirational leader in the profession with a desire to take the next step in your career? Central Bedfordshire Council is seeking a dynamic Senior EP to join our forward-thinking and innovative EPS.
As a Senior EP, you will have a key leadership role position so that you are integral in shaping and delivering high-quality psychological services across the local authority. You will support the Head of Service and Principal EP in strategic development, supervision, and service improvement, while also maintaining a direct impact on children, young people, and families through casework and consultation.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide professional supervision and support to EP colleagues and trainees.
- Lead service development initiatives and contribute to strategic planning.
- Deliver high-quality psychological assessments, interventions, and consultations.
- Work collaboratively with schools, settings, and multi-agency partners.
- Support the development of inclusive practices and evidence-based approaches.
- Contribute to training and CPD across the service and wider workforce.
Key Skills and Attributes
- Leadership & Supervision: Ability to mentor and support EPs and trainees, fostering a culture of reflective practice and continuous improvement.
- Strategic Thinking: Experience in service development, project leadership, and contributing to strategic priorities.
- Communication: Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a range of stakeholders.
- Analytical Thinking: Strong skills in psychological formulation, assessment, and intervention planning.
- Collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams and build strong partnerships.
- Innovation: Commitment to evidence-based practice and openness to new approaches and models of service delivery.
- Resilience & Adaptability: Ability to manage complex situations with professionalism and empathy.
About You
You will be a HCPC-registered Educational Psychologist with substantial post-qualification experience and a strong commitment to inclusive education. You’ll bring:
- Proven leadership and coaching / mentoring and supervision skills.
- A reflective and research-informed approach to practice.
- Experience in service development or project leadership.
- Committed to coproduction and neuro affirming practice.
Why Join Us?
Central Bedfordshire Council offers:
- A supportive and innovative EP team with a strong ethos of coproduction and collaboration.
- Flexible working arrangements and a hybrid working model.
- Access to high-quality supervision and CPD.
- Expectation that you will be integral to shaping and driving forward service delivery.
- A commitment to staff wellbeing and professional growth.
Apply now and be part of a service that values your expertise, supports your development, and empowers you to lead change. Alongside your CV, please provide a personal statement that details how your knowledge, skills, experience and behaviours demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification attached in the below Recruitment Pack. This should be no more that 1,500 words.
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.
Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Karen Harris at Karen.Harris@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 4214.
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Safeguarding:
Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.
To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council’s policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.
Our National Careers Service team offer a free monthly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours. Please book your place here.
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