2 permanent full-time (37 hours) posts available. Part time posts, minimum 0.8fte and sharing the hours will be considered
Following a positive review of Derbyshire Educational Psychology Service (EPS) and its contribution to Derbyshire residents, schools and families, we are pleased to advertise two full time equivalent Senior Educational Psychologist posts. We are looking for talented colleagues to bring their enthusiasm and skills to the service and work collaboratively with the senior leadership team to deliver the service vision and mission:
Making a Difference: Enabling positive change through listening, optimism, and insight
Derbyshire EPs have positive and well-established relationships within the county and our professional contributions are valued by partner agencies. We offer a wide range of commissioned work and have a strong traded early intervention offer to schools via a subscription model. In the academic year 2024-2025 the service has for example been commissioned to deliver:
The child-centred and holistic approach to our work ensures strong working relationships with educational settings and parents. We use listening skills, an optimistic outlook and psychological insight to problem solve and make a difference. We are valued for the impact of the high-quality casework, training, therapeutic work, systems work and research which we carry out to enable positive change and improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.
We are a strong, supportive team, with professional autonomy. We use a fair, equitable, and transparent system to allocate work across the service. All EPs are given protected time to develop our service, demonstrating commitment to distributed leadership and innovation. The service provides a comprehensive induction process to ensure a warm welcome to all new starters. Successful candidates will enjoy a range of CPD and co-working opportunities, access to regular supervision, opportunities to engage in projects, dedicated administrative support and pay progression.
We offer flexible working arrangements/ hybrid working where this meets the needs of the service. The EPS has excellent links with regional training courses which provides opportunities for further extending professional development. We recognise and value the importance of building a resilient team culture, supporting staff wellbeing, and promoting cross base working. The service is committed to championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. The service values, Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, and Kindness, underpin all decision making.
Senior Educational Psychologists work within the senior leadership team alongside the Deputy Principal EP with at least three days per week protected time for leadership and management activities and to oversee their portfolios, which we align as closely as possible to individual interests. All SEPs are required to manage a proportionate patch allocation as part of their SEP responsibilities. SEPs provide line management and supervision to maingrade EPs, Assistant EPs, Trainee EPs, and Specialist Senior EPs. This is an opportunity to contribute to the strategic development of the service.
Applications are welcome from EPs with at least 3 years post training experience looking for new challenges. All qualified candidates must be registered to practice with the Health and Care Professionals Council. The posts will be located in the Buxton, Chesterfield or Denby teams working collaboratively with the Senior Leadership Team. If you would like to find out more about the posts please contact Heather Northcote, Deputy Principal Educational Psychologist / Interim Head of Service heather.northcote@derbyshire.gov.uk or call on 01629 533815.
Provisional Interview Date: 10 June 2025.
