Role: Test Analyst x 2
Contract Length: TBC
Location: Mainly based in Tooting but may be required to work at any of the Trust’s sites
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Up to £24.97 per hour
Security Clearance: Standard DBS
About the Role
Spinwell is recruiting for a Test Analyst an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
Key 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.
- Track supplier progress towards issue resolution for their individual tickets.
- Trouble-shoot and undertake root cause analysis for user reported incidents/defects.
- Develop, update, upgrade and introduce new testing scripts and scenarios as systems and use evolves.
- Participate in audits and quality assurance processes.
- Maintain a high level of awareness and specialist knowledge and expertise in IT systems testing.
- Complete Ad-hoc testing based on issues and changes logged by end users at the trust.
- Follow the Trust and ICT Policies, procedures and processes.
- Able to work with minimum supervision on a day-to-day basis, applying knowledge, experience and research to solve problems effectively through the use of complex, continually evolving technologies.
- Able to work independently in a high pressure environment and to tight deadlines.
Essential Skills and Experience
- ISTQB Certified Software Testing Qualification
- 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.
- Good understanding of various test methodologies and processes.
- Sound understanding of IT project lifecycle.
- Able to identify and raise issues and risks.
- Strong communications and relationship building skills
- 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
Desirable Skills and Experience
- Cerner in house training in PAS and Scheduling
- Demonstration of career development
- 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 of Millennium and/or RiO back-office tools
- Knowledge of the following software systems:
- Lab and Rad systems
- AutoHotKey (automation software)
- HEAT (helpdesk software)
- Familiar with project planning and control techniques
- Good presentation techniques
- Good sense of humour
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