Senior Educational Psychologist

London Borough Newham

Senior Educational Psychologist £68,086 – £72,095

All Soulbury scales plus inner London weighting and SPA points will be honoured

Newham is a unique, vibrant, diverse borough located in the heart of East London. Our premises are located at Dockside with easy access to London City Airport and the Olympic Park.

We are proud of our inclusive ethos in Newham and determined to ensure that we continue to meet the needs of all children and young people with SEND. Our vision is for Newham to be a place where every child and young person enjoys the best possible opportunities in life – through outstanding education and services that ensure no child is left behind.

As a consultation service, we prioritise collaboration with parents and other professionals to ensure psychology is accessible to all.

If you share our commitment to supporting children and young people’s aspirations, celebrating their achievements and guaranteeing children with SEND get the education, encouragement and support they deserve, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now, and be part of our success. There has never been a more exciting time to practice, develop, and grow as an Educational Psychologist in Newham.

We are valued and well regarded by schools and services. Ofsted recognised our EPS as an area of strength in Newham.

We are looking for applicants with enthusiasm, drive and commitment to promote the wellbeing of all children and young people. We offer a range of work streams through traded services to settings that include mainstream and special schools, colleges, child development service, universities as well as statutory work. EPs develop a diverse portfolio around early intervention strategies, therapeutic techniques, psychological assessment, systemic consultation.

Our EPs contribute to team developments such as emotion coaching, ELSA training and supervision, reflective supervision and strategic areas such as EBSA, trauma informed practice and critical incident support.

Examples of our community commissioned initiatives that may interest you include:

• Youth Empowerment Service – partnering with UEL and the EPS to enhance their youth work practice with an emphasis on systemic work and group supervision
• CHAND – our service for Children with Autism in Newham – where ‘Every child deserves to shine’; the opportunity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team to form a unique picture of the child’s abilities and support needs
• Video Interaction Guidance – we are using VIG to engage with families with children aged 0-5 to improve interactions and relationships, to ensure the Best Start in Life, within a multi-disciplinary context.

We are seeking

Newham EPS is looking for an experienced and motivated EP to contribute to our leadership team and to provide management support to help the service develop and play a wider role in supporting strategic developments throughout the borough. We welcome applications from candidates who are keen to take a lead on service developments and project work, as well as contributing towards strategic priorities of Newham.

You should consider making an application if you are an experienced EP who is

• committed to supporting the inclusion of vulnerable CYP
• committed to supporting the development of EP colleagues
• committed to the development of your own practice and that of colleagues through the use of reflective supervision
• creative flexible positive and focused on solutions
• able to work successfully in a multi-disciplinary team
• able to develop positive working relationships with other practitioners and partners
• looking to develop, share and apply your knowledge and skills as a psychologist within a management position

Applicants must be professionally qualified and be registered with the HCPC and be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities as we continue to build an EPS team that can reflect the diversity of the population we are working with.

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