Educational Psychologist
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Position Overview & Specifications
Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 400+ reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Educational Psychologist to take on a new ongoing contract role where you will be providing psychological advice for EHC needs assessments within statutory timeframes and to a high standard. We are currently delivering large scale Educational Psychology projects across the country, supporting the statutory obligation of our local authority partners so this is an exciting time to join.
Psychologist Pay Rate: £550 per day (assignment rate)
Location: Manchester
Contract Type: Locum, Ongoing contract
Working Arrangements: Flexible working in terms of deciding the volume of work you accept and when you receive it, fully remote working opportunities available as well as face-to-face also being available.
Benefits of working with us:
- Fully online and paperless registration service
- Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
- Exclusive access to roles that aren’t available with other agencies; NHSBT, The Home Office and Vaccination Centres (private and public) are just some of the projects we’ve recently recruited to.
- £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
- Registration body costs covered based on length of service (T&Cs apply)
- Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
- Clinical governance and revalidation support from an in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years experience
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sector
- Daily payroll and in-house payroll system
- Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules
- Exclusive access to roles that aren’t available with other agencies
- Access to our community of EPs for peer support, CDP discussions and events
Requirements of the Educational Psychologist:
- Psychologists must be registered and accredited members of the BACP. (Registered Member MBACP (Accred) or Registered Member MBACP (Snr Accred).)
- HCPC registration.
- Recent experience working as a psychologist in the UK.
Contact:
This Educational Psychologist job is advertised by Dan Potts; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from: Forensic Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist & Counselling Psychologist as we have suitable positions for all of these. If you’re looking for Psychotherapist, Assistant Psychologist or other Mental Health roles we also have these type of vacancies available.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Psychologist role as we need to meet our clients requirements.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into you work placement.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: HR Consulting
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Educational Psychologist roles across Sanctuary Health's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to HR Consulting.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £69 - £69 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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