Sirona care & health CIC

Educational Psychologist (Band 8a)

The closing date is 10 April 2026

Job summary

Join our new Neurodiversity Support Team and play a key role in helping schools across BNSSG better understand and support neurodivergent children and young people.

We are looking for an Educational Psychologist to join this developing team and help shape a new way of supporting neurodivergent children and young people!

The Neurodiversity Support Team is a multidisciplinary clinical service working in partnership with education settings to deliver high-quality Neurodivergent Needs Analyses. The team provides expert guidance, consultation and quality assurance to ensure needs profiles are consistent, meaningful and impactful.

As part of a system-wide programme, the service is introducing Neurodivergent Needs Analysis across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG). The team works closely with schools across the region, providing training, consultation and practical support to help them better understand and respond to the needs of neurodivergent children and young people.

The service champions early intervention and a needs-led approach, focusing on each child or young person's strengths and challenges rather than diagnostic labels.

Available hours:

15 hours per week, permanent (minimum and maximum contracted hours)

Main duties of the job

As the Educational Psychologist, you will oversee the educational psychology aspects of the service, while also contributing to Needs Analysis activities, and helping schools understand and apply strengths and needs based strategies.

You will play a key role in helping education settings to interpret presenting information and consider potential contributing factors. You will work with colleagues within the team to ensure that Needs Analyses and accompanying strategies are informed by educational psychologist knowledge.

Key responsibilities include:

Oversight of the psychological aspects of the service.
Supporting education and health professionals in providing needs assessments for children and young people with neurodevelopmental differences.
To support practitioners in the provision of educational psychology- informed advice/suggested strategies for education and health professionals, to meet CYP neurodivergent needs .
To provide advice around supporting emotional regulation, mental health and other areas relating to neurodivergent needs, in school-based settings.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Date posted

27 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

083-7873308-WW

Job locations

Osprey Court

Hawkfield Business Park, Whitchurch Lane

Bristol

BS14 0BB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training Required

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training (or equivalent) in educational psychology. Eligible for Chartered Status with the British Psychological Society.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential

Extensive experience of working with children with a range of complex neurodivergent needs, presenting with a wide range of psychological problems, in health and other settings.
Evidence of developing own interests and skills in one or two specialist areas (relevant to working with neurodivergent children and young people).
Evidence of supporting and/or leading on an area of service development.
A thorough understanding of legislative and best practice frameworks that impact on health care for neurodivergent children.
Ability to present complex and sensitive information in accessible forms to professionals, service users, carers and organisations.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training Required

Essential

Post-graduate doctoral level training (or equivalent) in educational psychology. Eligible for Chartered Status with the British Psychological Society.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential

Extensive experience of working with children with a range of complex neurodivergent needs, presenting with a wide range of psychological problems, in health and other settings.
Evidence of developing own interests and skills in one or two specialist areas (relevant to working with neurodivergent children and young people).
Evidence of supporting and/or leading on an area of service development.
A thorough understanding of legislative and best practice frameworks that impact on health care for neurodivergent children.
Ability to present complex and sensitive information in accessible forms to professionals, service users, carers and organisations.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Osprey Court

Hawkfield Business Park, Whitchurch Lane

Bristol

BS14 0BB

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Osprey Court

Hawkfield Business Park, Whitchurch Lane

Bristol

BS14 0BB

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)