Senior Test Automation Engineer

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team delivering digital solutions to our Clinical Services Directorate. You and the team will be part of our clinical services product centre which is a key component to realising the various NHS Blood and Transplant strategies.

Our ambition is to deliver technology change to the business quickly, efficiently and safely and most importantly allow NHSBT to continue their core mission of saving and improving more lives As a senior test automation engineer you will work within our delivery teams testing and ensuring that the software developed is safe for release and meets the business needs it was created for. You will lead the embedding of our test automation capability into the organisation and coach and mentor or junior testors in the test automation space.

You will also have the opportunity to contribute to and learn from our NHSBT testing community of practice which will create and share testing best practice, but also provide the opportunity to learn about other areas in the organisation outside blood such as donor experience, clinical and organ donation & transplant.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be ensuring the safe and effective delivery of IT-enabled services through thorough software and hardware testing and administrative support.

Your responsibilities will include:-

• To lead and manage the automated and manual technical testing plans and implementation for Clinical Services IT systems.
• Play a key role in the modernisation of Clinical Services technology, which includes the conversion to an automated testing base.
• Lead embedding a test automation capability into the organisation which will improve the testing effectiveness and the speed at which the Clinical Services Product Centre will be able to deliver change.

You might be expected to work on multiple projects at the same time and will be expected to manage your time and priorities with minimum support and supervision.

You might be required to travel and spend time away from base, which might involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior notice.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.

Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.

You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.