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Test Lead
Accepting applicationsNHS Ayrshire & Arran · Location, WV
Full-Time Lead aiateganrtl
Posted
1d ago
Category
Test
Experience
Lead
Country
United States
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.
The Technology Service directorate has created a strategic programme for the transformation of digital based services to allow PSD to become a leading digital organisation in Scottish Health, digital by default and fully aligned with the Scottish Government’s technology strategies
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 highly experienced Test Lead to join our talented and growing team, providing exceptional leadership for the testing of our products across our Education, Training and Workforce solutions.
Do you have extensive experience leading testing activities, including the development and implementation of test strategies for complex, high‑profile programmes of work?
Do you enjoy collaborating and problem solving with a wide range of stakeholders, to ensure maximum value is delivered and that testing practices continually evolve to support a changing digital landscape?
Do you see yourself as a confident and influential leader, able to champion the value and importance of robust, risk based testing across our products?
Do you have experience providing independent assurance and constructive challenge to ensure digital services meet required standards for quality, safety, and usability?
Working within the Product & Delivery Business Unit (Test Team) you will shape and lead on the implementation of robust testing strategies that are critical to the delivery of high quality solutions. Your work will directly influence the development and delivery of digital services, supporting our strategic business goals and enabling better outcomes for Scotland’s workforce
Does this sound like you?
What We Love To See
Test Leads offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
A confident leader with highly developed leadership skills such as communication, decision-making and conflict management
Extensive specialist experience in software testing and experience of leading the planning, execution, and reporting of testing progress to senior leaders
Experience of structured exploratory testing methods
Ability to breakdown technical solutions and develop a model of the different components and how they work to facilitate discussion and test ideas
Able to take initiative, organise tasks, prioritise workload, and meet deadlines
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 deadlines
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 fairly, 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.
If you are considering applying and would like to discuss the opportunity, any adjustments or alternative work patterns, please contact Amanda.murphy@nhs.scot
Next Steps
NHS candidates will be considered firstly on a secondment basis, and so are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current NHS employer at the earliest opportunity, ideally prior to application.
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
In person OR online interviews including a presentation will take place on 10th and 11th June 2026. The presentation topic will be sent to candidates selected for interview.
For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.
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.
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 will check 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 sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
If you have any queries regarding the NHS Scotland National Recruitment Portal or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact our recruitment partners, the East Region Recruitment Service, at: EoS.ERRS@nhs.scot
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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.
The Technology Service directorate has created a strategic programme for the transformation of digital based services to allow PSD to become a leading digital organisation in Scottish Health, digital by default and fully aligned with the Scottish Government’s technology strategies
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 highly experienced Test Lead to join our talented and growing team, providing exceptional leadership for the testing of our products across our Education, Training and Workforce solutions.
Do you have extensive experience leading testing activities, including the development and implementation of test strategies for complex, high‑profile programmes of work?
Do you enjoy collaborating and problem solving with a wide range of stakeholders, to ensure maximum value is delivered and that testing practices continually evolve to support a changing digital landscape?
Do you see yourself as a confident and influential leader, able to champion the value and importance of robust, risk based testing across our products?
Do you have experience providing independent assurance and constructive challenge to ensure digital services meet required standards for quality, safety, and usability?
Working within the Product & Delivery Business Unit (Test Team) you will shape and lead on the implementation of robust testing strategies that are critical to the delivery of high quality solutions. Your work will directly influence the development and delivery of digital services, supporting our strategic business goals and enabling better outcomes for Scotland’s workforce
Does this sound like you?
What We Love To See
Test Leads offer a broad range of skills and experience, if you can offer some or all of these, we’d love you to apply:
A confident leader with highly developed leadership skills such as communication, decision-making and conflict management
Extensive specialist experience in software testing and experience of leading the planning, execution, and reporting of testing progress to senior leaders
Experience of structured exploratory testing methods
Ability to breakdown technical solutions and develop a model of the different components and how they work to facilitate discussion and test ideas
Able to take initiative, organise tasks, prioritise workload, and meet deadlines
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 deadlines
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 fairly, 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.
If you are considering applying and would like to discuss the opportunity, any adjustments or alternative work patterns, please contact Amanda.murphy@nhs.scot
Next Steps
NHS candidates will be considered firstly on a secondment basis, and so are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current NHS employer at the earliest opportunity, ideally prior to application.
All applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail.
In person OR online interviews including a presentation will take place on 10th and 11th June 2026. The presentation topic will be sent to candidates selected for interview.
For further information please refer to the Job Information Pack below.
Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.
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.
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 will check 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 sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.
If you have any queries regarding the NHS Scotland National Recruitment Portal or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to contact our recruitment partners, the East Region Recruitment Service, at: EoS.ERRS@nhs.scot
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