Locum Educational Psychologist

Main duties and responsibilities:

To support organisational change within a district to enhance the learning and development of children and young people through the application of applied psychology.
To actively promote inclusion through provision of a consultation based educational psychology service to schools and other agencies.
To undertake direct work with schools as required.
To provide statutory advice in line with the regulations set out in the 2014 Children and Families Act and the SEND Code of Practice according to relevant timescales. This may include appropriate contributions and presentations to support tribunal procedures.

Qualifications and experience required

Qualified status approved by the British Psychological Society (BPS) in Educational and Child Psychology or equivalent, including Graduate Basis for Registration and recognised postgraduate qualification in Educational and Child Psychology or equivalent. All appointees will be required to be registered with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC).
The qualifications detailed above must be met and have either previous experience as an educational psychologist or be completing a recognised postgraduate qualification in Educational and Child Psychology or equivalent in order to qualify as an educational psychologist and gain registration with the HCPC.Flexible in terms of how many assessments Locum Educational Psychologists can undertake monthly. Can be fully remote if you want to take on remote assessments or do hybrid if want to take on face to face assessments.

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