Test Analyst
This post is a fixed term contract until 31st March 2026. Candidates currently employed by a NHS Board will be offered the post on a secondment basis only.
About the Organisation:
National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland (NHSS) providing support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports NHSS 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:
In order to meet the increasing demand for Primary Care Systems development from Health Boards, SGHSC and PaCC (Primary & Community Care) operational business, DaS are seeking to recruit a Test Analyst with experience of PaCC systems and processes to support the delivery of Business IT services for national IT Systems used by NHSScotland.
The candidate:
We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to contribute to the provision of Testing & BAU services within Business IT to support system development, enhancement & maintenance across NHSScotland. The post holder will contribute to systems, to enable enhancement and access to electronic data for health professionals.
You will have excellent software testing, communication and inter-personal skills and be able to work as a member of the Business IT department liaising with customers, stakeholders, health professionals in NSS and NHS boards as well as suppliers involved across the development lifecycle of systems. You will have knowledge and experience of the suite of PaCC payment & processing systems to underpin all associated test activities. You should also be able to demonstrate excellent organisational and decision-making skills, exhibiting a high degree of accuracy whilst working within a team of specialist test analysts. You will have experience of working on large scale national IT systems developments as well as maintaining BAU services. You will be educated to degree level (or equivalent) with proven track record of software and software testing and delivering across the systems development lifecycle. You should be able to work across multiple projects with different priorities, managing the conflicting demands that this entails.
Location and working pattern:
This is a full-time position with a flexible location of either Gyle Square, Edinburgh, Delta House, Glasgow or Marischal Square, Broad Street, Aberdeen AB10 1AB. Currently hybrid working.
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
Closing date for completed applications is Thursday 23rd October 2025.
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.