Test Analyst

NHS National Services Scotland; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

NHS pension

Job summary

PSD Scotland Technology Service is seeking a skilled Test Analyst to join our team. You will help assure the quality of digital products and services used across Scotland’s health and care sector.

Working in a multi-disciplinary, agile environment, you will collaborate with product managers, software engineers and clinical stakeholders to understand requirements, identify risks and embed testing throughout the lifecycle. This fixed-term, full-time role offers hybrid working.

Qualifications

• Experience with functional, integration and regression testing in an agile team.
• Experience testing APIs using tools such as Postman.
• Risk-based, exploratory testing mindset to uncover risks and edge cases.
• Design, execute and maintain clear test plans, scenarios and cases from user stories.
• Ability to query databases to validate data and investigate defects.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines like GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
• Awareness of accessibility, security, usability and cross‑browser testing.
• Strong communicator and advocate for testing best practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, engineers and stakeholders to understand requirements and risks.
• Identify quality risks and embed testing throughout the product lifecycle.
• Contribute to test automation and CI/CD integration within the team.
• Communicate risks and findings clearly to technical and non-technical colleagues.

Skills

Functional testing

API testing

Risk-based testing

Test planning

DB testing

CI/CD concepts

Non-functional testing

Communication

Self-management

Tools

Postman

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

On 1 April 2026, NSS and NES became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow.

As part of this transformation, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long‑term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.

Flexible Location: PSD Scotland is a remote-friendly employer with staff based throughout Scotland. We support office‑based and hybrid working arrangements. We welcome conversations about alternative working patterns—please get in touch during the application process to discuss.

Work Pattern: Fixed Term,Full Time, 36 hours per week

Fixed‑term or Secondment** until 31st March 2028

**For NHS applicants, an NHS secondment will be offered in the first instance. For non‑NHS applicants, a fixed‑term or secondment would be considered.

You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment.

Who We Are

PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future.

We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.

PSD Scotland Technology Service has created a strategic programme for the transformation of digital based services to allow PSD Scotland to become a leading digital organisation in Scottish Health, digital by default and fully aligned with the Scottish Government’s technology strategies.

Our Technology

We are in the business of providing safe, secure and innovative technology products and services that aim to improve outcomes across education, training, workforce, health and care in the public sector in Scotland. Using modern cloud‑based technology we deliver sustainable products and services for the future.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a skilled and curious Test Analyst to join our team. You will play a key role in assuring the quality of the digital products and services we deliver, helping to make sure they are safe, reliable and fit for purpose for the people who rely on them across Scotland’s health and care sector

You will work closely with product managers, business analysts, software engineers, architects, delivery managers, clinical stakeholders and other test professionals to understand requirements, identify quality risks and embed testing throughout the product lifecycle.

Do you enjoy working as part of a collaborative, multi‑disciplinary agile team, where quality is everyone’s responsibility?

Do you have a passion for testing web applications and APIs and enjoy getting under the hood to understand how systems integrate and where they might break?

Do you bring a balanced approach to testing, combining structured functional and regression testing with the creativity and curiosity of exploratory testing?

Do you want to work in a culture of continuous improvement, helping to shape test approaches, automation and best practices across the team?

Do you enjoy working at pace, adapting to changing priorities, and clearly communicating risks and findings to technical and non‑technical colleagues?

Working within the PSD Scotland Technology Service team you will have the ensure the digital services we build for the public, health and care professionals, and partners are robust, secure and deliver real value from day one

Does this sound like you?

What We Love to See

• Hands‑on experience of functional, integration and regression testing of web applications, working closely with developers and product managers in a muti‑disciplinary agile team
• Confidence testing APIs using tools such as Postman, including validating responses, error handling and integrations between systems
• A curious, risk‑based mindset, using exploratory testing to uncover unknown risks and edge cases
• Ability to design, execute and maintain clear test plans, test scenarios and test cases from user stories and acceptance criteria, and to produce clear test reports on progress, quality and risk
• Confidence querying databases or datastores to validate data and investigate defects
• Awareness of, or interest in the test automation and CI/CD pipelines (for example GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps), with opportunities to develop these skills in the role.
• Awareness of non‑functional testing such as accessibility, security, usability and cross‑browser testing
• Highly effective communicator and advocate for testing best practices, sharing knowledge and helping technical and non-technical stakeholders make informed decisions on quality and risk
• Demonstrate honesty, integrity, care and compassion when dealing with others, utilising tact and persuasion skills when necessary
• Ability to work on own initiative, to organise and prioritise own workloads, to meet strict deadline

Benefits Which Matter

As a valued employee of NHS Scotland, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and hybrid working
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
• Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
• NHS discounts and more

Diversity and Inclusion

Developing a successful national service for Scotland means considering the diverse needs, perspectives, and backgrounds of everyone in Scotland. We are focused on hiring the very best talent and actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. Our aim to ensure that everyone is treated fair, with respect, and has a positive recruitment experience—regardless of the outcome.

We welcome applications from all under‑represented groups, including racially minoritised people and disabled people. It is not essential to be in Test Analyst role right now—you may be returning from a career break (e.g., maternity, paternity, caring) or coming from another field. Your experiences can bring a fresh perspective to our work.

1. Please be advised that if you are successful in being offered the role following the recruitment process, you will be expected to attend the office prior to your start date to complete face‑to‑face pre‑employment checks. If you require any adjustments to support this, please let us know.
2. To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre‑employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards willcheck your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre‑settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFOREsubmitting your application form.