Test Team Principal - Glamorgan, United Kingdom - Digital Health and Care Wales

Digital Health and Care Wales

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Glamorgan, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Would you relish the opportunity to work on a flagship programme that is ground-breaking in the UK and internationally delivering a digital solution to support integrated health and social care across Wales?

We're looking for an experienced Test Team Principal to take a lead role in supporting the Welsh Community Care Information System (WCCIS).

WCCIS enables social care, mental health, community nursing and allied health professionals ensure that quality care and support for individuals, families and communities is more effectively planned, co-ordinated and delivered.

WCCIS is a key digital initiative for Welsh Government and is set out in the 'A Healthier Wales' plan.

The national WCCIS programme team has been established to work with local authorities, health boards and regional partnership boards in Wales, in order to co-ordinate activities and deliverables across a number of workstreams.

You will be a key member of the WCCIS Programme Team, and you will work collaboratively across Wales with Heads of Services, Executive Leads and Welsh Government.

The vision of WCCIS is 'Connecting professionals to deliver better joined up care' - this is your chance to support the implementation of this ground-breaking digital solution and make a real difference to health and social care in Wales.

This post is fixed term until 31 March 2025 to meet the needs of the service.

Working within the WCCIS National Programme Team you will help to deliver in the following areas:

The post holder must have a relevant degree or extensive experience of software testing in a highly complex technical environment.
Demonstrate and maintain knowledge and expertise in test tools e.g. Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, Selenium, C#, Gherkin
Acquire and maintain a detailed knowledge of the systems to be tested and the business and clinical processes the system is intended to support.
Analyse complex IT, business and clinical processes to produce Test Strategies, Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts that reflect the working practices of the areas where a system is to be deployed.
Write, report and present the outcome of testing in accordance with the test strategy.
Contribute to the ongoing development of the Test Framework for national systems as developed by DHCW.
Develop and maintain appropriate quality control procedures for all testing activities, as necessary using Azure DevOps
Organise their own and their teams' work effectively, using their own initiative.
Ensure that projects adhere to specified requirements and completed within the agreed management timescales.

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is part of the NHS Wales family and has an important role in changing the way health and care services are delivered through technology and data.

The organisation supports frontline staff with modern systems and access to important information about their patients, while empowering the people of Wales to manage their own health through digital NHS Wales services.

Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development.

We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.

Join our game changing, life-saving team and start making a real difference to health and care services in Wales.

Set develop and review personal objectives, training and personal development plans with Senior Test and Test Analysts.
Implement and ensure all corporate organisational policies and procedures are followed.
Responsibility to ensure all test lifecycle phases are completed. These include Systems and Integration Testing (SIT), Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT), User Assurance Testing (UAT), Regression Testing and Performance Testing. Responsible for planning the resolution of identified issues in a timely and controlled manner.
Manage the day to day running of the team to ensure resources are available to support the completion of designated test phases. Ensure completed reports meet the requirements of national test frameworks
Develop and maintain means of recording and managing defects and issues arising from testing. Perform complex analysis on this information to produce reports for development and project staff.
Research and evaluate testing tools and methodologies in order to improve the delivery of testing services.
To write complex test summary reports and present them to senior management.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.