Job summary
The Trusts
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) provides services to the residents of Southend, Basildon, and Chelmsford. It was formed in April 2020 by the merger of Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, and Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex, and Suffolk.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
The Programme
EPUT and MSEFT are embarking on the implementation of a UK first of type Unified Electronic Patient Record (UEPR) system that spans Acute, Mental Health and Community services. The new system will be delivered through the Nova Programme, alongside our commercial partners for this significant transformative journey.
At the heart of our ambitious programme is a commitment to people - our patients, our staff and our community. We believe that the key to successful innovation lies in fostering a supportive, inclusive culture that values every individual's contribution.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will:
Take the lead on all testing aspects of the EPR programme.
Support the creation of the Testing Strategy document for the testing process for the EPR Programme and related projects.
Specify the scale of the testing.
Work with legacy system suppliers to define the criteria and requirements.
Work with the suppliers to resolve any issues surrounding the testing activities.
Analyse and verify the reconciliation and rejection reports generated during testing and data migration stages.
Brief the organisation on reconciliation and rejection reports and help with the resolution of the defects/ rejects.
Support System Configuration Testing and Data Migration
Define the detailed testing activities that will be performed at a specific location.
Refer to tests in the generic specification and analyse and write tests for any bespoke activities agreed with the Organisation.
Select the tests to be used to perform the contractual deployment testing for a particular release.
Ensure selected tests are in an appropriate format, with suitably predicted results, to use during deployment.
About us
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Liaise with suppliers to define the criteria for the deployment verification period based on a generic template.
Liaise with suppliers to review testing activities accomplished prior to local testing activities.
Ensure that the test environment is set up.
Provide input to usability test scripts.
Execute deployment tests in front of witnesses.
Re-test any changes that have been made as a result of any failures or issues during the formal testing phase.
Conduct formal re-execution of the deployment tests that did not pass first time through, in front of witnesses.
Undertake test preparation activities such as:
o Scenario localisation
o Test scripting
o Data preparation
o Test scheduling
o Test script mapping
o Provision of the testing environment
Ensure that all required deployment tests are completed.
Ensure that problem management measures are followed to resolve defects/testing exceptions in a structured manner.
Report on usability testing.
Collate verification data and prepare in the correct format for inclusion in reports.
Provide post-Go-Live support.
Support the planning and execution of the cut-over process.
Manage and support all staff/resources allocated to the workstream.
Manage the budget and equipment for the workstream.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Liaise with suppliers to define the criteria for the deployment verification period based on a generic template.
Liaise with suppliers to review testing activities accomplished prior to local testing activities.
Ensure that the test environment is set up.
Provide input to usability test scripts.
Execute deployment tests in front of witnesses.
Re-test any changes that have been made as a result of any failures or issues during the formal testing phase.
Conduct formal re-execution of the deployment tests that did not pass first time through, in front of witnesses.
Undertake test preparation activities such as:
o Scenario localisation
o Test scripting
o Data preparation
o Test scheduling
o Test script mapping
o Provision of the testing environment
Ensure that all required deployment tests are completed.
Ensure that problem management measures are followed to resolve defects/testing exceptions in a structured manner.
Report on usability testing.
Collate verification data and prepare in the correct format for inclusion in reports.
Provide post-Go-Live support.
Support the planning and execution of the cut-over process.
Manage and support all staff/resources allocated to the workstream.
Manage the budget and equipment for the workstream.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to post-graduate diploma level or with extensive experience / training in specific specialist area.
- MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
Desirable
- Relevant Management Qualification to master's level or equivalent experience
- Programme Management Qualification
- Project Management Qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience working in a digital transformation programme.
- Recent experience of working in the NHS in a service area. Recent experience of working in a large Acute Trust with senior managers and clinicians.
- Experience of supervising or managing staff
- Demonstrable experience of managing large scale change
Desirable
- Comprehensive knowledge of the NHS national targets and priorities
- Comprehensive knowledge of Recruitment and Selection, Appraisal and other HR/People Management Policies and Procedures
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to post-graduate diploma level or with extensive experience / training in specific specialist area.
- MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
Desirable
- Relevant Management Qualification to master's level or equivalent experience
- Programme Management Qualification
- Project Management Qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience working in a digital transformation programme.
- Recent experience of working in the NHS in a service area. Recent experience of working in a large Acute Trust with senior managers and clinicians.
- Experience of supervising or managing staff
- Demonstrable experience of managing large scale change
Desirable
- Comprehensive knowledge of the NHS national targets and priorities
- Comprehensive knowledge of Recruitment and Selection, Appraisal and other HR/People Management Policies and Procedures
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
