About Us

 
Educational Psychologist (EP)
£49,939 – £60,515 per annum
Permanent
Full Time (36 Hours)
Wandsworth, London
2 positions available

Are you a qualified and HCPC registered Educational Psychologist or Year 3 Trainee Educational Psychologist looking to join a creative, friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team?

The Schools and Community Psychology Service (SCPS) is a team of Psychologists, Trainee Psychologists, Systemic Family Therapists and Clinical Practitioners. As part of Wandsworth Council, you will join a key service contributing to work that aims to improve educational, social and mental health outcomes for children and young people living and being educated in Wandsworth. As part of our team, you will have a strong traded presence with our local schools as well as strong links with other teams and university organisations. 

Our Offer:

• Balanced and efficient workload – You will work within a team that maintains no EHCNA backlog and ensures statutory time remains at a manageable 30% of your overall allocation.
• Strong professional development and support – You will benefit from regular 1:1 and peer supervision, access to CPD and engagement in reflective practice, all within a psychologically informed department.
• Innovative and respected environment – You will be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team with a great reputation, contributing to innovative practice and strategic work within Children’s Services.

About the Roles
Working sensitively and pro-actively with schools, families and young people, you will apply psychology at all levels to promote social and educational inclusion for children as well as promote anti-racism and anti-discriminatory practice across all aspects of the role. 

One of the roles is linked to general main grade EP practice with a combination of schools commissioned work, statutory work and potential involvement with a variety of initiatives such as EBSNA training for schools, EBSNA interventions with young people, Children Centre’s work, Autism specific work and other additional duties based on experience and individual areas of interest. 

The other role is split between working as a main grade EP (with both traded and statutory responsibilities) within the SCPS and as a clinician within the Family Consultancy service at Wandsworth Access CAMHS at Springfield Hospital (between 0.4-0.6 FTE). The Family Consultancy multi-disciplinary CAMHS team provides Tier 2 brief family interventions based on consultation and systemic family therapy, CBT or other evidence-based therapies, as well as triage and assessment with a range of emotional, behavioural, mental health and neuro developmental presentations in 4.5–18-year-olds. 

The Family Consultancy model is a strengths-based approach with consultation and multi-disciplinary partnerships at its core. It was created by Wandsworth Educational Psychologists in 2012 and has a long-established role in the local CAMHS offer.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• You will be a qualified, HCPC registered Educational Psychologist or Year 3 Trainee Educational Psychologist (due to qualify by September 2025 and eligible for HCPC registration).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills coupled with creative thinking and ideas for offering an EP service as part of a dynamic and multi-talented team.
• Commitment to deliver psychology within the local authority context with commitment to consultation as a model of service delivery. 
• Knowledge of and experience of working with parents and CYP that present with emotional and mental health needs.
• Experience in delivering a range of relevant psychological interventions (e.g., CBT, systemic work, groupwork and other interventions) with children, young people and families.

If you meet the above criteria and would like to make a difference by delivering a high-quality, values driven service to children and young people in Wandsworth, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity. 

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Theodora Theodoratou (Principal Educational Psychologist) theodora.theodoratou@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk or one of the senior EPs (Henrietta Ogbonna, Juliette Wait, Helen Upton, Fi Coley and Jonathan Stockford) edpsychs@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Closing Date: Sunday 18th May 2025
Shortlisting Date: Monday 19th May 2025
Interview Date: Thursday 22nd May 2025

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
 
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.

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