Job summary
- Main area
- Software Development
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Flexible working pattern (Home / Office)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working hours policy, with core hours 10am to noon and 2pm to 4pm)
- Job ref
- 040-AC091-0425
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tŷ Gwent
- Town
- Cwmbran
- Salary
- £30,420 - £37,030 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Test Analyst
Band 5
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Job overview
We are looking for a highly motivated, methodical, and detail-oriented Test Analyst to join our Software Development Team. In this role, you will uphold and enhance the team's high testing standards, playing a key part in delivering high-quality software products.
As a member of the dynamic and innovative Digital, Data & Technology Department, you will work with colleagues in the Software Development Team supporting the delivery of projects that form part of the digital platform, and integration projects, which facilitate the sharing of data between national, Health Board wide and departmental systems.
The role will allow you to build on your current skills and experience, and provide you with opportunities for personal and professional development. You will work with a wide range of stakeholders from varying professions across the health board. If you are looking for a new challenge in a prosperous department then this role is for you.
Please note:
- This is a South Wales based position and the interview will be held in person in South Wales.
- We are unable to provide Certificate of Sponsorship for this role as the post does not meet the standard minimum salary rate for a skilled worker visa. Anyone wishing to apply for this role requiring a certificate of sponsorship should make alternative arrangements to evidence Right to Work.
Main duties of the job
- Managing the testing process; creating and reviewing test plans and test reports, test case design, test execution and reporting defects
- Performing system, integration and regression testing using both manual and automated techniques
- Build and deliver comprehensive, robust and reliable automated test frameworks and automation suites
- Represent the Test Team in agile scrum ceremonies, actively contributing to planning and backlog refinement tasks
- Excellent team worker, able to work collaboratively as part of an innovative and agile team, whilst being able to manage personal workloads to meet agreed deadlines
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Well being Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
For the correct applicant we would consider offering the post on a Trainee basis for applicants who do not currently meet the full Person Specification
The training period will be up to two years depending on the your current knowledge and experience and remuneration during the training period will be in line with Annex 21 of the AFC employees handbook:
- Up to 12 months prior to completion of training: 75 per cent of the pay band maximum of the fully qualified rate
- More than one but less than two years prior to completion of training: 70 per cent of the pay band maximum of the qualified rate
Person specification
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Qualificaitions
Essential criteria
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Desirable criteria
- Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Tyson
- Job title
- Lead Test Analyst
- Email address
- [email protected]
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