Senior Educational Psychologist - Salary - £64,104-£68,086pa
Soulbury EP B Scale 7-10*, plus Outer London Allowance, plus up to 3 SPA points
(previously awarded SPAs will be honoured)
We are excited to be recruiting a Senior Educational Psychologist focused on
Tribunals and Critical Incidents to support Havering’s dynamic and expanding
Educational Psychology Service.
This role will suit an experienced EP with a strong interest in tribunals and
critical incident response. You will oversee the service’s tribunal activity,
ensuring high‑quality psychological input across cases. This includes providing
guidance, supervision and professional support to EPs undertaking tribunal
assessments and reports, as well as coordinating the planning and commissioning
of EP work related to tribunals. You will also lead the coordination of the
team’s response to critical incidents in schools, ensuring timely, consistent
and psychologically informed support.
You’ll join our Senior Leadership Team and work closely with the Principal EP to
support the smooth and effective running of the service, helping to ensure we
maintain high standards, respond flexibly to need, and nurture a strong team
culture.
Havering EPS is a creative and vibrant service that sits within the wider SEND
Service. We value working collaboratively with professionals across education,
health and care, and promote the distinct psychological contribution of EPs at
every level.
Senior EPs also:
• Line manage other EPs and/or TEPs
• Contribute to borough-wide training and intervention projects
• Lead and support service innovation and improvement
• Hold their own patch of schools, offering statutory and non-statutory work
We are seeking applications from EPs who enjoy leading on service systems and
are committed to anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practice.
Working within Havering’s Education Support Service offers:
• A tailored induction and senior transition package
• Business support to streamline report and diary systems
• Regular supervision, including senior peer supervision and leadership
development
• Protected CPD time
• A friendly and talented team of nearly twenty EPs
• Strong links with training providers and universities
• Opportunities to work across a range of settings including Mainstream,
Special Schools and ARPs
• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Excellent IT equipment and support
• Easily accessible workspaces and strong transport links including the
Elizabeth Line
We welcome applications for full-time or part-time positions and can be flexible
with start dates.
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Co-Principal
Educational Psychologists Dr Charlotte Harris
(
[email protected] [
[email protected]]) or Mat
Fuller (
[email protected]).
Closing date: 16.04.2026 — we may interview strong applicants earlier.
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here
Additional Information
We want everyone to choose Havering. When you apply for a job with us, your
application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability,
ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. Our residents and
service users come from all walks of life, and so do our employees. Find out
what it means to Choose Havering
[https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20207/havering_staff/831/choose_havering].
The London Borough of Havering has important responsibilities for safeguarding
and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If
you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be
subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides
why and how you meet the criteria for this role.
We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal
information from any documents that you upload.
With its excellent transport links into central London, extensive town centre
regeneration and the highest concentration of green space anywhere in London,
Havering has a unique offer as a place to live, work and visit. By making the
most of its position and opportunities, Havering is becoming a hub for start-ups
and expanding businesses, as well as construction, logistics, engineering and
manufacturing industries.
Find out why you should work for Havering Council
[https://www.havering.gov.uk/info/20197/jobs_-_why_work_for-us].
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