Specialist Educational Psychologist

Overview

In this role you will contribute to Durham’s SEND and Inclusion Support Service as a Specialist Educational Psychologist, shaping practice and supporting inclusion across the county. You’ll help implement SEND reforms and the Experts at Hand offer, with time set aside for strategic development and service improvement. You will work with cognition and learning initiatives, including MeLSA rollout, to strengthen outcomes for children and young people. You’ll supervise and develop the workforce, while delivering direct EP support to schools and contributing to EHC needs assessments. This is a strategic, hands-on role that links frontline practice with system-wide change and collaboration.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive rewards package
• Generous annual leave (27 days rising to 32)
• Local Government Pension Scheme (contributory)
• Flexible working including hybrid arrangements

Responsibilities

• Shape and develop educational psychology practice across the service
• Contribute to SEND reforms and strategic initiatives to promote inclusion
• Lead MeLSA rollout and build school capacity using evidence-based approaches
• Develop understanding and support for executive functioning across age ranges
• Provide supervision to Assistant Psychologists and Advisory Inclusion Teachers
• Offer Educational Psychology support to schools within a locality and contribute to EHC needs assessments
• Engage in strategic leadership, systems work, and direct EP practice
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary Cognition and Learning, Motor and Sensory Team

Key requirements

• A first degree in Psychology
• Postgraduate qualification in Educational Psychology
• HCPC registration
• Experience as an Educational Psychologist
• Own transport or mobility to travel around the Local Authority

• Collaborative mindset
• Leadership and people development
• Strong communication and relationship-building
• MeLSA rollout and implementation
• Knowledge of cognition and learning approaches
• Executive functioning understanding across age ranges

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