Are you looking for an Educational Psychology Service that delivers more than statutory work? Would you like a role where innovation is valued, and you can be part of service improvements? Do you like to work creatively with colleagues in a range of applied educational psychology work?
We are looking for Educational Psychologists who are passionate about preventative local authority work to join our creative and experienced team. With a focus on early identification and intervention work, innovative service delivery in the face of rising need, and many opportunities to work with our own multi-disciplinary outreach teams, and those from social care and health, we think that Brighton & Hove EPS is a service that can satisfy your professional needs.
Year 3 trainee EPs are very welcome to apply.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Tracey Williams (PEP): 07795335832 tracey.williams@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Clare Bradley (DPEP): 07825113899 clare.f.bradley@brighton-hove.gov.uk
About the role
Our Educational Psychology Service has strong leadership and is well respected in Brighton & Hove. We like to innovate and have developed supportive tools for our practitioners and settings, such as our Attachment Aware Behaviour Regulation Policy Guidance and ATTEND guidance, a robust process for understanding EBSA. We deliver SENCo support through forums, induction, training, reflective practice and supervision.
Opportunities to develop your own interests in psychology is a key part of our service development. We support a range of local strategies, projects and developments including Education & Learning Inclusion working groups, Anti-Racist Strategy, PINS, Inclusion Intervention Spaces, SEND AP Change Programme and EMHWB across age stages. EPs work collaboratively with Brighton and Hove Inclusion Support Services (BHISS) teams including early years, autism, language, sensory needs, literacy and SEMH. We also work within the Virtual School, Adolescent Service, and with all special schools, specialist provisions and local colleges.
We are continuing to expand our team as a response to our strategic leaders understanding the need for psychology to support all areas of SEND and Inclusion, beyond the statutory role. We have collaborative CPD days across the year and our service plan is developed with the team. Everyone’s view is valued. Past years have focused on measuring the impact of our prevention work, becoming anti-racist practitioners, consultation, developing robust assessment and intervention practice such as ELSA training, Emotion Coaching, VIG, motivational interviewing, and dynamic assessment.
Benefits include:
- Well established peer supervision model and regular supervision with your line manager
- Working together on service development
- Opportunities to develop leadership roles and areas of interest
- Flexible working arrangements and trust in professional autonomy
- Comprehensive induction and CPD programme
Our team members tell us that supportive colleagues, team spirit, breadth of work, creativity, relationships with schools and opportunity to develop as a psychologist are all real strengths of the service.
- All practising Educational Psychologists in the UK must be registered with the HCPC.
- An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required to work as an Educational Psychologist in the UK.
Key Details
Educational Psychologist
Full-time and Part-time Permanent Post
Salary: Soulbury Scale A: B 2-7 (plus up to 3 SPAs)
Interview date: Interview date: 9th July
at Portslade Hub, Mile Oak Road, BN41 2PG
Closing Date: Sunday 29th June 2025
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