Principal Educational Psychologist


Company:	Lincolnshire County Council
Salary:	£75,627 to £78,490 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Lincoln, LN1 1YL
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Sept 2026
Closing date:	18 Oct 2026

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Summary

Principal Educational Psychologist – Lincolnshire

Soulbury Scale B (Points 12–14)

Shape the Future of Educational Psychology in Lincolnshire

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join Lincolnshire at a pivotal point in its SEND improvement journey.

We are looking for an ambitious and experienced Principal Educational Psychologist who is motivated by the opportunity to lead, influence and develop Educational Psychology within a large and evolving local authority system.

This is not a role focused solely on managing an existing service. It is an opportunity to provide strategic leadership across Educational Psychology provision while helping to establish and shape Lincolnshire's future Educational Psychology model.

At the heart of the role will be responsibility for the oversight, quality assurance and professional leadership of Educational Psychologists delivering statutory SEND work on behalf of the Local Authority through commissioned arrangements. Alongside this, you will play a key role in developing Lincolnshire's longer-term Educational Psychology workforce, supporting the establishment and growth of an internal Educational Psychology team that will work alongside commissioned provision.

This developing internal team will contribute not only to complex statutory casework but also to wider inclusion, early intervention, professional consultation and the delivery of SEND reform priorities across Lincolnshire.

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