Senior Educational Psychologist
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Job Summary
Senior Educational Psychologist - Salarypa
Soulbury EP B Scale 7-10* plus Outer London Allowance plus up to 3 SPA points (previously awarded SPAs will be honoured)
We are excited to be recruiting a Senior Educational Psychologist focused on Tribunals and Critical Incidents to support Haverings dynamic and expanding Educational Psychology Service.
This role will suit an experienced EP with a strong interest in tribunals and critical incident response. You will oversee the services tribunal activity ensuring highquality psychological input across cases. This includes providing guidance supervision and professional support to EPs undertaking tribunal assessments and reports as well as coordinating the planning and commissioning of EP work related to tribunals. You will also lead the coordination of the teams response to critical incidents in schools ensuring timely consistent and psychologically informed support.
Youll join our Senior Leadership Team and work closely with the Principal EP to support the smooth and effective running of the service helping to ensure we maintain high standards respond flexibly to need and nurture a strong team culture.
Havering EPS is a creative and vibrant service that sits within the wider SEND Service. We value working collaboratively with professionals across education health and care and promote the distinct psychological contribution of EPs at every level.
Senior EPs also:
- Line manage other EPs and/or TEPs
- Contribute to borough-wide training and intervention projects
- Lead and support service innovation and improvement
- Hold their own patch of schools offering statutory and non-statutory work
We are seeking applications from EPs who enjoy leading on service systems and are committed to anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practice.
Working within Haverings Education Support Service offers:
- A tailored induction and senior transition package
- Business support to streamline report and diary systems
- Regular supervision including senior peer supervision and leadership development
- Protected CPD time
- A friendly and talented team of nearly twenty EPs
- Strong links with training providers and universities
- Opportunities to work across a range of settings including Mainstream Special Schools and ARPs
- Flexible and hybrid working options
- Excellent IT equipment and support
- Easily accessible workspaces and strong transport links including the Elizabeth Line
We welcome applications for full-time or part-time positions and can be flexible with start dates.
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Co-Principal Educational Psychologists Dr Charlotte Harris (@) or Mat Fuller (@).
Closing date: 16.04.2026 we may interview strong applicants earlier.
Please view Job Profile here
Additional Information
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Presentation Skills
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Data Collection
- Intake Experience
- Primary Care Experience
- Autism Experience
- Research Experience
- Mental Health Counseling
- Psychotherapy
- PTSD Care
- Addiction Counseling
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