Educational Psychologist

Overview

Somerset is an ambitious, friendly, and forward-thinking Educational Psychology Service. This is a genuinely exciting time to join us. Guided by our belief that Change is Possible, we are expanding our capacity and welcoming applications from Qualified Educational Psychologists, Trainee EPs in their 3rd year (qualifying Summer 2026), and Year 2 Trainee EPs (interviews Summer 2026 for Sept 2027 start, dependent on vacancies).

We are committed to inclusion, belonging, and diversity and we warmly encourage applications from Educational Psychologists of all backgrounds and lived experiences.

As part of a large, respected and growing team – including a Principal EP and Head of SEND Assessment and Review, 6 Senior EPs, 6 Locality teams of EPs, 4 Assistant EPs and multiple Trainees – your work will make a meaningful difference across the county. You will contribute to:

• Traded work with schools, enabling early‑intervention and preventative psychology
• Statutory assessments providing advice as part of the EHC Needs Assessments
• Project work commissioned by the Local Authority
• Contribution to multi‑agency partnership working with locality teams, health partners, and the Virtual School
• Integrated Mental Health Offer — including Mental Health Support Teams, ELSA, and preventative inclusion work
• Critical Incident support, Early Years work, and joint working with SEND practitioners

Learn more about our work here:
Educational Psychology Service | Support Services for Education

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you are:

• Passionate about improving outcomes for children, young people and families.
• Skilled in consultation, collaborative problem-solving and systemic practice.
• Eager to contribute to service development and innovative psychology.
• Committed to inclusive, anti-discriminatory practice.
• Registered with the HCPC (or working towards registration as a trainee).

We serve a wonderfully diverse county, and we want our team to reflect the children and families we support. We warmly welcome those bringing different perspectives, lived experiences and cultural backgrounds.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset. We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support, and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

If you’re looking to relocate to Somerset, we can offer a relocation allowance of up to £8,000. Somerset is special - with beautiful stretches of sandy coastline, caves, moors, the unique Somerset Levels, cool-list towns, the world’s largest green-field music festival and fantastic local food and produce. It s all here on your doorstep! Somerset enjoys good road, rail and air travel networks, with access to the rest of the country;
London by train in less than 2 hours, and national and international flights from and to Bristol and Exeter airports, easily accessible from the M5 motorway.

For an informal and friendly chat about the role, you can contact Anna Winch, Senior EP at  or  or, Carys Marfleet, Senior EP at ca

Interviews will take place on 16th March, or by appointment. If you have everything you need and want to join a service where your Psychology and your wellbeing truly matter, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you.

In this role you will require an enhanced criminal background check via Disclosure and Barring Service.