Job summary
- Main area
- Analyst
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 340-TA-09-25
- Employer
- North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ambulance HQ, Bernicia House
- Town
- Newburn, Riverside, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Test Analyst
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Predominantly Agile working / HQ, Newburn if and when required.
Reporting to the Information Analysis Manager, the Test Analyst will be responsible for organising user acceptance testing (UAT) and supporting end users with testing activities.
They will work with development teams, information asset owners and administrators, end users and other groups to ensure some or all criteria of testing are fulfilled.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will possess a Degree Level qualification or equivalent. Will have relevant, work-based experience of test planning, preparation and execution including experience of test design.
Informal enquiries are welcomed by Stephen Woodey, Development Manager at [email protected]
Working for our organisation
We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.
Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!
Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.
We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.
We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.
Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".
We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.
From 01/04/25 If your role needs a DBS you'll be subject to salary deduction totaling £49.50, spread over first and second pay.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please ensure you refer to the job description attached to this advert for full details and responsibilities for the role.
Person specification
Education, Qualification and Training
Essential criteria
- Relevant degree or significant experience in understanding of defect & testing tools
Desirable criteria
- Certification in Software testing
- Prince2 Practitioner or equivalent
- ITIL Foundation
Key Skills, Knowledge and Apptitude
Essential criteria
- Some test management background within a fast-paced business with experience using multiple testing technologies.
- Functional test planning, preparation and execution including experience of test design
- Experience working with IT systems.
- Ability to deliver predefined projects to agreed timescales/schedules.
- Good working knowledge of computer operating systems and software applications including MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Desirable criteria
- Working in NHS
- Working within the constraints of the Data Protection Act Understanding the principles of the Caldicott report.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in user acceptance testing/testing of software.
- Good test automation scripting skills - Attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work well within a team.
- The ability to explain technical detail to people with limited IT experience. Ability to work with both clinical and non-clinical staff at all levels
- Influencing and negotiation skills.
- Good documentation skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephen Woodey
- Job title
- Development Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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