Educational Psychologist

Position: Educational Psychologist (3 Posts)
Location:

Derbyshire Dales Employment:
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Apply:  Derbyshire County Council Soulbury Educational Psychology Scale A 2-7 plus up to 3 SPAsPermanent, full-time or part-time posts (minimum 0.5fte) in our Buxton, Chesterfield and Denby bases

Following a positive review of Derbyshire Educational Psychology Service (EPS) and its contribution to Derbyshire residents, school and families, we are pleased to advertise further educational psychologist posts following our recent successful round of recruitment. We are looking for talented colleagues to bring their enthusiasm and skills to the service to deliver our 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  the service has for example been commissioned to deliver:

Parental workshops delivered through the Derby City and Derbyshire Neuro Hubs On-going support for EBSA and removing barriers to education

Emotional Literacy Support Assistant training and reflective supervision (ELSA)
Mighty Creatives reflective supervision

Collaborative support for Adoption East Midlands practitioners

Collaborative systemic working and complex case support with Derbyshire Virtual School 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 looking to extend our offer to schools in line with Experts at Hand and the wider SEND Reforms in 2026-27, including introducing MeLSA training and supervision to schools.

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, Curiosity, Integrity, Collaboration, and Empathy, underpin all decision making.

Applications are welcome from fully qualified EPs looking for new challenges, and those in their first, second or final year of training. All qualified candidates must be registered to practice with the Health and Care Professionals Council. The hours of the post are flexible, if required, and may be located in our Buxton, Chesterfield or Denby offices. We usually offer a starting salary for newly qualified EPs at Soulbury EP Scale A point 5.

For qualified EPs currently in employment salaries will be matched wherever possible. Previous SPA awards will be honoured.

If you would like to find out more about the service or to arrange to meet colleagues (by Teams) at one of the bases please contact Scott Johnson, Senior Educational Psychologist sco or Heather Northcote, Principal Educational Psychologist heather or ring on to arrange an appointment. Derbyshire council is a disability confident employer. We welcome individuals who embrace equity, diversity, and inclusion.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Provisional Interview Date: 29th September 2026

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a…