Employer St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Georges University Hospital NHS Trsust Town London Salary £37,259 - £45,356 per annum incl HCAS (Inner) Salary period Yearly Closing 26/11/2025 23:59
Test Analyst
Band 5
Job overview
Reporting to the Test Lead, the Post holder will be responsible for regression and integration testing for all software implementations within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Act as a the point of contact for staff from all parts of the organisation that need testing assistance or advice.Write comprehensive test scripts to fully verify the development system against product specifications and user expectations.Interpret the often complex testing output to identify defects and functional omissions.
Working for our organisation
GESH has a vision to be a thriving hospital at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement.
The IDT department manages the Trust’s IDT systems, infrastructure and IT support services enabling the electronic filing, printing and sharing of both clinical and non-clinical information. It also provides support to manage the systems and services which includes: helpdesk; IT training; break-fix; application development, acquisition and support for all the supported Trust IT services. The IDT department is also responsible for Information Governance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Act as a point of contact for staff from all parts of the organisation that need testing assistance or advice.
Work closely with change managers, operational managers and end-users to understand the workflow and expected functionality being developed.
Write comprehensive test scripts to fully verify the development system against product specifications and user expectations.
Interpret the often-complex testing output to identify defects and functional omissions.
Document defects so that the issue can be reliably replicated.
Report defects to suppliers/developers so that the issue is understood, and the expected solution is clear.
Ensure issues, especially those impacting patient safety, are escalated within the organisation.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
* ISTQB Certified Software Testing Qualification
* St Georges Cerner in house training in PAS and Scheduling
* Demonstration of career development
Experience
* Experience of working in NHS or a healthcare company on healthcare systems.
* Experience of working with Cerner applications
* Experience in working in fast changing technology environment, with demonstrable experience of adapting to change and learning new technologies quickly.
* Minimum 3 year as testing analyst or systems administration or back-office support
* Experience of defect tracking and managing the tracking/resolution of the defects.
* Highly developed specialist knowledge in software engineering - minimum of 2 years’ experience of testing Cerner Applications, interface solutions or database infrastructure.
* Experience of extracting and verifying HL7 messages
Knowledge & Skills
* Good understanding of various test methodologies and processes.
* Sound understanding of IT project lifecycle.
* Able to identify and raise issues and risks.
* Knowledge of Millennium and/or RiO back-office tools
* Knowledge of the following software systems: • Lab and Rad systems • AutoHotKey (automation software) • HEAT (helpdesk software)
Communications
* Strong communications and relationship building skills
Personal Qualities
* Excellent attention to detail
* Effective team player
* Willing to work flexible hours especially around the time of upgrades and implementations
* Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
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