Senior Test Analyst
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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior test analyst to join the ICT Test team to run and manage testing activities for all applications and systems either being put into production or being upgraded according to the defined test strategy and approach.
The role will involve creating test plans, developing test scripts, test metrics, test reports, executing tests and recording outcomes for various clinical systems. Ability to work independently under high pressure and commitment to continuously deliver to tight deadlines is required.
You will have good experience of creating and executing test scripts for Oracle Cerner EPR applications, particularly PMOffice, Powerchart and Firstnet, or a similar healthcare EPR solution. You will have some team lead experience along with reviewing and testing change requests along with co-ordinating with multiple internal and external teams.
You will also have good demonstrable knowledge of software testing methodologies and should be an ISTQB certified tester or have equivalent testing experience. Knowledge of HL7 is highly desirable.
Though primarily based at Paddington, you will be expected to cover and travel between all the NWL ICS sites depending on the need.
Please note that shortlisted candidates will be required to complete an assessment as part of the selection process.
Main duties of the job
• Responsible for supporting your test team and ICT department in the safe deployment of software changes to the Trust's clinical and non-clinical departmental systems.
• Creating test plans, developing test scripts, test metrics, test reports, executing tests and recording outcomes for various clinical systems either being put into production or being upgraded according to the defined test plan.
• Writing, maintaining and executing test cases, logging defects, retesting defects and reporting execution status.
• Systematically testing all changes prior to deployment to ensure that they conform to specification and are therefore safe to deploy in a production environment.
• Predominantly based at the Paddington hospital site, the post holder will be expected to work across all NWL ICB sites.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Graduate Degree
- Practical experience in a software testing environment.
Desirable criteria
- ISTQB Foundation Certificate or equivalent experience in Software Testing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in NHS or a healthcare company on healthcare systems.
- Experience of creating and executing test scripts for Oracle Cerner EPR applications, or a similar healthcare EPR solution.
- Experience of team lead or co-ordinating with multiple internal and external teams
- Experience of reviewing and testing change requests
- Experience of logging, retesting and managing defects in a defect management system.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of HL7 messaging
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable knowledge of software testing methodologies and processes (E.g., Agile, V, Waterfall etc)
- Knowledge of clinical workflows - Inpatient, Outpatients, ED
- Able to fully plan the test cycle, from requirements reviews to test execution, ensuring that time estimates provided are accurate.
Desirable criteria
- Working knowledge of Cerner Oracle EPR applications - PMOffice, Powerchart and Firstnet
Right to work
If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on