Senior Educational Psychologist

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK's first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Introduction

You will provide supervision and line management, contribute to service development and lead agreed areas of work, while maintaining a balanced allocation of traded, statutory, commissioned and management activity. You will bring strong professional judgement, a commitment to public service and actively anti-racist practice, and a desire to support improvement across the service and wider local authority.

What's the role?

This part-time Senior Educational Psychologist post will strengthen and support the senior leadership team while the Principal Educational Psychologist leads Lewisham's Experts at Hand work. You will provide line management and professional supervision to a group of EPs, supporting high-quality practice and staff wellbeing, and work closely with the Principal EP, Deputy Principal EP and other Senior EPs to contribute to the effective operational leadership of the service.

You will be central to developing our understanding of how national SEND reforms are shaping educational psychology service delivery and to translating emerging expectations into local practice. You will lead agreed service priorities, support delivery of the Service Development Plan and contribute to improvement and innovation across the team and wider local authority, alongside a balanced allocation of traded, statutory and commissioned work.

What's in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we're looking for

We are looking for an experienced, relationship-focused Educational Psychologist who builds trust, works collaboratively and brings sound professional judgement to complex situations.

You will be grounded in strong EP practice, open to new ideas and motivated to improve services for children, families and settings. You will combine creativity with a practical understanding of how to translate priorities into effective action.

You will want to take an active lead in management, supervision and project delivery, supporting colleagues while bringing people together around shared goals. You may already be a Senior EP or be ready to step into your first promoted role and develop further within a supportive leadership team.

Location

The team is based at Kaleidoscope, an NHS Child Development Centre, where we work alongside health colleagues. The role also involves working directly in education settings, with flexibility to complete reporting and related tasks through hybrid working.

Special conditions

• The job is subject to an enhanced DBS check

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don't accept CV's.

Applicant handbook - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Dr Sue Franklin, Principal Educational Psychologist. If you leave a message and your contact details on 07824 318656 or at sue.franklin@lewisham.gov.uk, Sue will respond with a date and time.

Salary

£69,957 - £74,199 Soulbury B SCP 8 - 11 (+3SPA)

Deadline for applications: 15.11.26, 23:59

Interviews: w/c 30.11.26

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Diversity

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