Newcastle City Council - Educational Psychologist (0.5 FTE)

Newcastle Educational Psychology Service is seeking to appoint to a 0.5 FTE permanent Educational Psychologist post, to start as soon as possible.  This post represent a continuing expansion of our team, enabling us to develop and extend all aspects of our work.
 
The successful candidate will join a positively regarded team, currently consisting of the Service Manager and Deputy Manager, 15.3 FTE EPs (including two Specialist Senior EPs), three doctoral trainee EPs and an Assistant EP.

The service is highly valued by schools and settings and all Educational Psychologists are involved in a range of preventative and early intervention work as well as undertaking statutory duties. The Local Authority is committed to the delivery of core (non – statutory / non – traded) work focusing on a range of cross LA and school priorities, which has led to the development of new and innovative ways of working. All Educational Psychologists in the team have the opportunity to develop specialisms and areas of interest.

The EPS is well positioned within the Local Authority and is engaged in strategic level work across the Education Division and the wider Children and Families directorate. There are very close working relationships with other SEN services and excellent links with the Newcastle University doctoral training course.
 
Applications are welcome both from fully qualified colleagues and doctoral trainee EPs who are currently in either Year 2 or Year 3 of their course. Flexible working arrangements are available including term time only working.
 
Three of our most recently appointed Educational Psychologists have said:
 It has been fantastic to become part of an enthusiastic and supportive team, where psychology is at the centre of everything we do.
Since starting at Newcastle, I have engaged in a range of work, with diverse populations. I’ve found there is always someone in the team there to bounce ideas off or to help me figure out tricky situations. 

The well-established relational links with wider LA teams are strong and lead to effective collaborative working. I feel able to explore new ways of working and expand and develop my practice; the core offer provides a range of opportunities to think differently and work creatively.

 If this sounds like a service you would like to join, please feel free to contact Lara Lillico, Educational Psychology Service Manager or Andrew Scott, Deputy Educational Psychology Service Manager at lara.lillico@newcastle.gov.uk  or Andrew.scott@newcastle.gov.uk  to arrange an informal discussion.
 
Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk , select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form. Before completing the form please ensure you read the supporting documents. Any communication sent to you regarding your application will be sent to the email address you have set up on your Northeast Jobs account, so you will need to ensure that you check your inbox.

Applicants must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or, in the case of trainee EP’s, expecting to have their registration confirmed following the completion of their recognised training course.

We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment.  This post is working in regulated activity.  If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s).  It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.