Educational Psychologist

Overview

The London Borough of Harrow has an excellent opportunity for an Educational Psychologist to start their career/develop skills within a supportive, progressive, and well-regarded service. The Educational Psychology Service has developed a high level of commissioned work across the Borough, which has increased year-on-year.

All of the mainstream maintained schools and academies in the Borough currently commission EP support from the Service. This enables – alongside statutory and other Local Authority core work – EP contribution to SEN Support level assessment and consultation, organisational support and intervention, and community-based projects.

Members of the team each link with a relatively small number of schools and other settings, with scope to provide a range of support within them. There remains a healthy balance of pre-statutory and preventative work, alongside a statutory role. As a Service, we are now also playing a central role in SEND Reform activity, including shaping 'Experts at Hand' planning and delivery.

This proves to be an exciting time in building upon our existing strong foundations of early intervention and capacity-building across our SEND landscape. We are always developing our practice, and in recent years have been strengthening our work around Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. This has included ELSA delivery, Attachment Research Community work, and recently embarking on an exciting two-year project with Public Health in relation to Emotional Based School Non Attendance.

We are a very positive, supportive and reflective team, which values individual strengths and interests as well as promoting team working and peer supervision. We offer thorough induction to all who join us as well as flexible working and continued professional development. The Educational Psychology Service has a history of working very closely and collaboratively with schools and other professional partners including through co-location with: the S.

E.N. Assessment and Review Service, Children and Young Adults 0-25 Disabilities Service, Community Learning Disability Team, Children’s Sensory Team, Autistic Spectrum Teachers, Portage Home Visitors, Virtual School, Youth Justice Service, and Early Support Service in Children’s Centres. We are based in high tech and newly built Harrow Hub.

This facilitates time spent working together, connecting, and learning with each other as a team, alongside a mobile and flexible working culture (for example through remote and hybrid meeting arrangements). We have outstanding IT for our business needs, including access to digital assessments.

About You

Educational Psychology MSc or Doctorate, or to be currently completing Educational Psychology Doctorate training. HCPC Practitioner Psychologists registered or on the training programme. Related Documents For more information, please refer to the Role Profile/Selection Criteria Other information Preferred start date 1st April 2027, or as soon as possible.

We also welcome applications from Trainee Educational Psychologists (including those with a view to starting in September 2027). Informal enquiries are welcome. Please contact: Hugh Watson (Principal Educational Psychologist; [email protected] ), or Daniel Ruddock (Senior Educational Psychologist; daniel.ruddock@harrow.

gov.uk ), or Natasha Kalogeropoulou (Senior Educational Psychologist; [email protected] ), on 020 8051 8380 Support for candidates visit: Harrow.gov.uk Here at Harrow Council, the vision is one of 'Working together to make a difference for Harrow'