Job summary
Digital change within the NHS is gathering pace, and a key pillar in delivering change at Dorset County Hospital is the Software Development team. The team work closely with clinicians and operational teams and use their detailed domain knowledge to develop meaningful solutions that support the organisation in realising its digital ambitions.
The work of the team is broad and varied, and in an ever-changing healthcare landscape a pragmatic and flexible attitude is essential. The team supports many disciplines - clinical systems, business intelligence, operational systems, integration, support, infrastructure, and more. The post holder will get involved in all areas of the team's work, and continuously inspect, adapt, and evolve.
The post holder will be required to learn new skills, to innovate, to get involved in projects large and small, and contribute to the future direction of the team and how it operates.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to:
- Identify and log acceptance criteria and test cases
- Plan testing activities
- Write test scripts
- Evidence tests outcomes
- Raise defects and support their resolution
- Curate test data and assist with configuration and state of test environments
- Facilitate user acceptance testing
- Participate in design workshops
- Provide updates to project teams and senior staff, and participate in development reviews and demonstrations
- Support the ongoing operation of systems developed and maintained by the team
- Participate in defining and refining the team's standards, practices, and methodology
- Exhibit good agile behaviours and have a positive impact on the team
About us
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
The post-holder will be expected to communicate with a wide range of staff groups daily. This will often involve technical issues and will require effective and clear communication as well as patience and understanding.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
The post-holder will be expected to communicate with a wide range of staff groups daily. This will often involve technical issues and will require effective and clear communication as well as patience and understanding.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Educated to diploma level or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
- Relevant industry recognised training
- Professional qualification in relevant area
Experience
Essential
- Experience in testing software solutions
- Experience of one or more test approaches
- Experience of writing test plans
- Experience of writing test cases
- Experience of producing test evidence
- Experience of software development tools and practices (planning tools, version control)
- Experience of working with end users to coordinate user acceptance testing
- Experience of testing systems within healthcare
Desirable
- Experience of testing tools and automated testing
- Experience of software architectures
- Experience of software development methodologies (Scrum, agile, waterfall, etc)
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of testing theory and approaches
- Knowledge of testing tools and techniques
- Ability to consider a range of user behaviours to thoroughly test a system
- Ability to interpret user requirements and seek clarification where required
- Ability to write clear and concise documentation
- Logical approach to problem solving
- Ability to prioritise work
- Excellent organisational skills
- Communicates in a clear and effective way
Desirable
- Knowledge of software architectures
- Knowledge of development methodologies
- Methodical and thorough
- Ability to work without direct supervision
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Educated to diploma level or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
- Relevant industry recognised training
- Professional qualification in relevant area
Experience
Essential
- Experience in testing software solutions
- Experience of one or more test approaches
- Experience of writing test plans
- Experience of writing test cases
- Experience of producing test evidence
- Experience of software development tools and practices (planning tools, version control)
- Experience of working with end users to coordinate user acceptance testing
- Experience of testing systems within healthcare
Desirable
- Experience of testing tools and automated testing
- Experience of software architectures
- Experience of software development methodologies (Scrum, agile, waterfall, etc)
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of testing theory and approaches
- Knowledge of testing tools and techniques
- Ability to consider a range of user behaviours to thoroughly test a system
- Ability to interpret user requirements and seek clarification where required
- Ability to write clear and concise documentation
- Logical approach to problem solving
- Ability to prioritise work
- Excellent organisational skills
- Communicates in a clear and effective way
Desirable
- Knowledge of software architectures
- Knowledge of development methodologies
- Methodical and thorough
- Ability to work without direct supervision
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.
