Trainee Educational Psychologist

Salary

Soulbury Trainee Educational Psychologist Scale 2 £30,619

Type of Vacancy

Fixed Term

Work Pattern

Full Time

Duration

24 months

Hours per week

37

Work Base

Meadow House, Mansfield, NG18 2TA

Working Arrangements

Hybrid

Job Description / Person Specification

Trainee Educational Psychologist JDPS.pdf – 151KB Opens in a new window

Number of Posts

3

Interview Date

17/02/2023

Closing Date

01 February 2026 23:55

Overview of the Children and Families Department

Our Department takes a strengths‑based approach to working with each other, children, young people and families, and our partner agencies. We call this \’Our Nottinghamshire Approach\’. Watch the two minute animation to learn more.

Nottinghamshire Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is excited to announce recruitment of Trainee Educational Psychologists to our growing and dynamic team of EPs, Trainee EPs and Assistant EPs. We are currently offering multiple Year 2 Trainee Educational Psychologist positions starting in September 2026. Applications are invited from current Year 1 Trainee EPs on a recognised doctoral training programme. To find out more about our EPS, you can read our service guide and view our training and resources online (https://em-edsupport.org.uk/eps) or find us on X @NottsEPS.

We are keen to encourage people from a range of backgrounds to apply, especially those currently underrepresented in the EP profession e.g., black and minority ethnic groups, LGTBQ+, males, people with a disability and from a low socio‑economic background.

Our Team

Nottinghamshire EPS uses a strength‑based, collaborative and consultative service delivery model. Our work is guided by a desire to promote social inclusion and social justice for all Nottinghamshire children and young people, but especially for those who find themselves in the most vulnerable situations. Since 2016, our traded work has enabled us to expand our service delivery to additional creative project work including training, research and organisational change work.

What We Offer You

• Work within a supportive team where peer support and collaborative working are highly valued.
• Be part of a service that operates within a clear set of professional frameworks developed by the service, for the service.
• Our practice does not include the use of psychometric cognitive assessments.
• Engage with, promote and support inclusion for children in the most vulnerable situations.
• Benefit from a planned programme of whole‑service continuing professional development, organised by EPs within the service.
• Benefit from supportive supervision processes and structures which complement the peer support available from within the team.
• Work with schools that have a strong tradition of \’Family of Schools\’ ways of working to improve educational standards.
• Join a service highly regarded and valued within our County Council.

Contact

For informal discussion, please contact Dr. Maryam Nazir, Senior Educational Psychologist, maryam.nazir@nottscc.gov.uk.

Additional Information

Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Disabled applicants who meet the essential short‑listing requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full‑time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation. Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.