Specialist Educational Psychologist Role (Mental Health Support Teams)

Overview

In this NHS role, you contribute as an Educational Psychologist within Mindworks to support child and young people’s emotional wellbeing through whole-school approaches. You will work across schools, MHSTs, and county programmes, using consultation and systemic models to drive sustainable change in school environments. You’ll collaborate with health and education colleagues to improve lived experiences in school communities, with supervision and CPD to support your development. The role offers cross-team impact and opportunities to shape practice at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• free parking
• health and wellbeing support
• staff networks
• development and progression opportunities
• close-to-home services

Responsibilities

• Facilitate systemic change with school leaders and partners
• Deliver consultancy and training to staff groups and teams
• Support implementation of new practices in schools
• Collaborate with Mental Health Support Teams and other professionals
• Contribute to multi-professional meetings and service development
• Engage in county-wide training and implementation initiatives
• Participate in supervision and professional development within the team

Key requirements

• Doctorate in Clinical, Counselling or Educational Psychology (or equivalent)
• Post‑registration/clinical experience relevant to this care group
• Experience supervising assistant/trainee psychologists
• Experience across developmental stages and diverse mental health profiles
• Experience with systemic, behavioural and individual therapeutic models
• UK HCPC registration and DBS checks required

• Collaborative working style
• Strong communication and consultation skills
• Systemic thinking and adaptability
• Systemic psychology approaches
• Behavioural and individual therapeutic models
• Consultation methodologies

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