Senior Test Analyst

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Lisa Urwin Programme Test Manager Lisaurwin@nhs.net Shortlisting Date: W/C 24/08/2026 Interview Date: W/C 07/09/2026

Job Summary

Are you ready to use your Software Testing skills in a way that makes a positive impact on people’s lives? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity to become a member of our test team within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Reporting to the Programme Test Manager your role will As a Senior Test Analyst within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, you will play a vital role in ensuring that our key systems are safe, reliable and fit for purpose. Working as part of the Test Team, you will lead the planning, creation, execution and reporting of high-quality manual testing activities that support the ongoing development and enhancement of the Trust's key systems. Your work will directly contribute to reducing clinical risk and delivering a positive experience for patients and staff who rely on our systems every day.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and detail-oriented testing professional who is passionate about quality and continuous improvement. You will work closely with project teams, business analysts, developers and operational stakeholders to ensure new functionality is thoroughly tested before release. We are looking for someone with strong analytical skills, a methodical approach, excellent communication abilities and a commitment to delivering high standards in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

In return, we can offer you a varied, interesting, and challenging role working as part of a fantastic team and offering all the support you need to learn at pace and achieve your career ambitions.

Why you should join our Team

DIT at LTHT is a highly motivated and inclusive place to work. We hold our Leeds Way Values in high esteem and respect all colleagues. Within the trust we are always looking to improve and give the best service possible, and we are looking for individuals with the same drive to join us.

DIT look after the Trust’s information technology, responsible for delivering and embedding the latest digital innovations, finding the right hardware and software to meet business needs, turning information into insight and everything in between. It’s an exciting time to join us, as we offer varied and rewarding opportunities.

Join a team that plays a critical role in supporting the delivery of safe, effective and innovative digital healthcare across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. As part of the Test Team, you will work alongside skilled and supportive colleagues who are passionate about quality, collaboration and continuous improvement. Our team is at the heart of ensuring that the Trust's digital systems are thoroughly tested and trusted by the clinicians and staff who rely on them every day.

What makes our team special is the direct impact our work has on patient care. Every test we execute helps reduce clinical risk, improve user experience and support the successful delivery of new digital capabilities across one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the UK. We foster a positive and inclusive working environment where knowledge sharing, professional development and teamwork are actively encouraged. If you are looking for a role where your expertise will be valued, your work will make a real difference, and you will have the opportunity to contribute to a major digital transformation programme, we would love to hear from you.

We’d love to consider your application if you want to be a part of delivering operational services that allow patients to be treated effectively across Leeds.

If you choose to use Al tools to complete your application, please take the time to edit and personalise your application and ensure that the language used reflects your behaviours, ideas and values. We want to understand what you can bring to LTHT and your reasons for applying, not a version of these created by AI. AI is a tool, it is not a replacement for your thoughts, experience and ideas.

What you will bring to the role

Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, at all levels

Ability to challenge and voice project discussion where necessary in a constructive and logical manner

Experience of mobile testing and cross browser testing

In-depth understanding of Software Development Lifecycle

A good team player, with the ability to work flexibly in a diverse and demanding environment to meet the evolving needs of the department

Ability to prepare and publish all test documentation

Hands-on experience of logging, tracking defects from open to closed using Test/Defect Management Tools

Substantial demonstrable experience of working with Agile/SCRUM environment

Knowledge of JIRA

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are....

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St James’s University Hospital

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS9 7TF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/