Locum Educational Psychologist

  • NonStop Consulting
  • May 25, 2026
Full time Healthcare & Medical

Job Description

Location: Greater Manchester

Salary Package: up to 550 per day negotiable depending on experience

Benefits for the Locum Educational Psychologist:

  • Opportunity to work within a supportive and cooperative team
  • Contract to cover for someone who is sick, offering flexibility, part-time or full-time
  • Hybrid working - face-to-face delivery with home working for report writing
  • Patch-based system providing structured and manageable workload
  • Positive working environment with a vibrant office and free parking
  • This work is predominantly consultation based, working with each schools individual needs (not much statutory work)

NonStop Care is currently supporting one of the local authorities in Greater Manchester, with the recruitment of a Locum Educational Psychologist to cover for a person in the team who is on sick leave.

Working pattern: Hybrid (face-to-face work in schools alongside home-based report writing)

This opportunity offers a balanced caseload across statutory and traded services, with a strong emphasis on delivering tailored support to schools through established service level agreements.

Key responsibilities of the Locum Educational Psychologist:

  • Deliver services to schools under a service level agreement model
  • Carry out individual assessments and consultation work based on school needs
  • Manage a mixed caseload (statutory work not predominant)
  • Work within a defined patch area

Requirements of the Locum Educational Psychologist:

  • Minimum 4-5 years' experience within a local authority EP service
  • Ideally experience within a traded service
  • Strong commitment, reliability, and ability to manage workload independently

You can apply through this web-site but also you could send your CV over to Ana at (url removed).

If this opportunity is not the right fit for you but you know someone suitable, referrals are welcome. We offer a 200 referral bonus for successful recommendations.