Derby City Council - Senior Educational Psychologist (2 posts)

We are a friendly and supportive team of Educational Psychologists working in Derby City working closely and collaboratively with specialist teachers, advisors, education officers and early years practitioners to bring a psychological perspective to understanding children and young people, our communities and schools. We have a positive work culture and enjoy good relationships with other LA teams, schools and settings.

Applicants must be professionally qualified and registered with the HCPC

We are delighted to be recruiting for two new Senior Educational Psychologists to join our team. In response to the SEND Reforms we will be increasing the number of Assistant Educational Psychologists within the service and would love for you to join us to support our Assistant EPs and provide leadership and support as part of our new Experts at Hand approach.

Derby City council offers genuine flexible working to support a healthy work-life balance and as a LA employee you will have access to CPD and supervision. 

We are looking for innovative and experienced educational psychologists who enjoy multi-agency working. Join us now and help to develop our new Experts at Hand offer and support our EPs and Assistant EPs to deliver it. Derby is a multi-cultural city with a diverse population. We hope you will consider joining us.

For an informal discussion about the Educational Psychology Service contact Eleanor Moore on eleanor.moore@derby.gov.uk

How to apply
If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website

Interviews will be held on Monday 26 October 2026
Interview location: Council House

If you would prefer to apply using your CV, please complete the attached Declaration Form and send it along with your CV toEleanor.Moore@derby.gov.uk

Applications submitted by CV must include a completed Declaration Form to be accepted; this can be found at the bottom of the advert.

We also encourage you to complete the attached Equalities Form and return it to recruitment.team@derby.gov.uk. This is optional and will not affect your application.

Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are available below.

Before submitting your application, please read our guidance on completing the application form and ensure your supporting statement clearly demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the role.

The successful candidate will be subject to the appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of our safer recruitment process.

The Council has a legal obligation to consider suitable redeployment opportunities for employees at risk of redundancy. Consequently, this vacancy may be withdrawn before the advertised closing date if it is filled through the Council's redeployment process.