Senior Educational Psychologist

Education, Early Years & Skills

Educational and Child Psychology Service

Senior Educational Psychologist

Contract:

Permanent

Salary: £63,943 £ 68,538 per annum (Soulbury EP Scale B 4-7 plus up to 3 SPA Points)

Hours:

36.66 per week

Location:

Spindles

Closing Date:
Sunday 1 November 2026

Interview Date: TBC.

Role Overview:

Oldham is a growing team of EPs, assistants, trainees and associates. We are an innovative, nurturing and highly valued service where you will have the opportunity to be involved in a range of psychological work. We operate a service where preventative work is promoted and the graduated approach is strongly valued by all local area partners. From September 2026, through the ‘Experts at Hand’ funding, we are excited to further develop our offer.

For more information, please contact Ph We are also currently open to expressions of interest for associate work within Oldham, please contact us if you are interested

• To apply psychology to promote the achievement and healthy emotional development of children and young people from 0 25 in partnership with children, families, schools and other agencies.
• To fulfil the core Educational Psychology functions of consultation; assessment; intervention; training and research across a range of contexts in the local area.
• Contribute to service planning, policy making and development.
• Take responsibility for delegated areas of work and tasks as required;
  Senior Educational Psychologists will take a lead role in defined areas of educational psychology professional practice within the service and wider local area.
• Represent the service on appropriate working groups, projects and panels, contributing to the strategic function of the ECPS
• Provide psychological and management supervision to educational, trainee and assistant psychologists.
• Communicate effectively and maintain good professional relationships with colleagues.

To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

• Honours degree in Psychology (or recognised equivalent) with Graduate Basis for Registration as required by the British Psychological Society.
• Completion of the qualifying Masters/Doctorate in Educational psychology or currently in Year 3 of the course.
• At least 5 years post qualifying experience working within a local authority service
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan:
Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take…