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GP IT Test Analyst
Two posts are available
One post is a 8 Month Fixed Term / Secondment position
One post is a 12 Month Fixed Term / Secondment position
About the Organisation:
National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same – to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services.
The Post:
NSS, on behalf of the Health Boards and Primary Care General Practice, has recently procured next-generation GP IT systems, to be delivered as a centrally hosted managed service, which will be rolled out to all GP Practices across Scotland. In order to achieve this successfully, NSS are seeking to recruit a Test Analyst to assist in the planning and co-ordinate the testing of these new IT Services to ensure that they are clinically safe and fully meet the NHSScotland specification.
Working collaboratively with the GP IT system supplier, Clinicians, GP IT facilitators and other Subject Matter Experts under the direction of the GP IT Test Manager, will develop and implement a test strategy to ensure the new GP IT Services are fit for purpose. This activity will be supported by a GP IT Implementation Project Team within NSS.
The Candidate:
The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a tester role and have a strong working background in system testing. The candidate will demonstrate experience in testing approaches and processes and have innovative ideas for measuring and improving test quality, including defect management.
The candidate will have excellent communications skills and a rigorous, structured and disciplined approach, with proven experience with either Atlassian Jira Software, HP Quality Centre / Micro Focus or Service Now. The candidate will be able to work to a challenging timescales and deliver to planned schedules. The ideal candidate will have an IT / computing degree and ISTQB/ISEB Certification in Testing.
Location and Working Pattern:
Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Delta House, Glasgow.
Currently hybrid working.
The work pattern for this post is Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week.
It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.
Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. NSS Employee Benefits Brochure
Further information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Judith Milligan on judith.milligan@nhs.scot or Sajid Yasin Sajid.Yasin@nhs.scot
Closing date for completed applications is 19 July 2024.
Further information on NSS is available from: https://www.nss.nhs.scot/
Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).
NHS National Services Scotland is an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies