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Flexible Location: Based throughout Scotland, NES is a remote friendly employer supporting office, remote and hybrid working. We’re happy to talk about how you want to work.
Work Pattern: Fixed-term, Full Time, 37.5 hours per week.
Fixed-term or Secondment until 31/09/2023
*For NHS employee applicants: Secondment or SLA will be considered in the first instance
Who We Are
NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.
NES Technology Service has created a strategic programme for the transformation of digital based services to allow NES to become a leading digital organisation in Scottish Health, digital by default and fully aligned with the Scottish Government’s technology strategies.
Our Technology
We are in the business of providing safe, secure and innovative technology products and services that aim to improve outcomes across education, training, workforce, health and care in the public sector in Scotland.
The Opportunity
We are looking for a Junior Test Analyst to join our small, but highly talented and growing team. You will work as part of a larger dynamic Delivery team helping problem-solve some of the most complex challenges in health and social care and will contribute to the successful release of new and innovative software.
Full support and on-the-job training will be given on your journey to become an experienced software test analyst.
Do you want to improve your technical skills and knowledge in software testing?
Do you enjoy exploring and learning about different tools and techniques?
Do you want to play a key role in delivering high quality software to be used within NHS Scotland?
Do you enjoy working at pace and being adaptive to an ever-changing environment?
Working within the Delivery team you will have the opportunity to be involved throughout the development lifecycle of our products and highlight risks that will directly inform the development and delivery of digital services for health and care professionals, and the general public.
Does this sound like you?
What We Love to See
Junior Test Analysts offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
- An appetite for learning about all areas of software testing such as multi-browser, accessibility, regression and usability testing
- Highly engaged, relishing the opportunity to learn new skills and become an accomplished test analyst
- Ability to collaborate within a team consisting of members from differing specialties
- Fearless in asking questions to uncover new information to inform testing activities
- Experience in evaluating risks and using own judgement in decision making
- Highly effective communicator knowing how to explain ideas and reasoning to fellow team members and stakeholders
Benefits Which Matter
As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and remote working
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
- Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
- NHS discounts and more
Diversity and Inclusion
Developing a successful national service for Scotland is impossible without ensuring we consider the diverse needs, perspectives and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland in our work.
We are focused on hiring the very best talent available for NES, and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and aim to ensure everyone is treated fairly, with respect and has a positive recruitment experience – regardless of the outcome.
It’s not essential to be in a Test Analyst role right now. You may be returning from a career break (e.g. maternity, paternity, caring for others) or want a change in career after working in another field. Your experiences elsewhere can bring a fresh perspective to our work.
If you are considering applying and feel it would be helpful to discuss this initially, please contact kirstin.kerr@nhs.scot
Next Steps
*NHS applicants who wish to apply on a secondment basis are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current employer at the earliest opportunity.
Our recruitment process is currently 100% remote and if successful you would initially work remotely, only working from our offices once official guidance supports this.
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
Online interviews will take place on Thursday 21st April 2022
For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date.