EPR Testing Lead
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 4JLView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£48,007 to £55,706
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
The EPR Test Lead will be responsible for the overall planning, management, coordination and delivery of all testing activities associated with the El...
Lead and manage all EPR testing activities, ensuring delivery against programme timescales and go-live requirements. Develop test plans, coordinate SIT, UAT, Operational Readiness, Data Migration and DITL testing, and ensure test environments and data are fit for purpose.
Oversee the creation and execution of test scripts, ensuring clinical, operational and technical workflows are fully validated. Manage defect logging, triage and resolution with suppliers, ensuring patient safety issues are escalated and recorded appropriately.
Work closely with clinical, operational and programme teams to coordinate testing activity, provide expert advice and promote best practice. Produce testing reports, dashboards and assurance documentation to support governance and deployment decisions.
Ensure compliance with patient safety, information governance and NHS standards, working alongside Clinical Safety Officers and programme stakeholders. Lead testing resources and support continuous improvement across the programme.
The role covers testing across all EPR workstreams, including Clinical Documentation, ePMA, PAS, Orders and Results, Urgent and Emergency Care, Outpatients, Inpatients, Theatres, Integration, Reporting, Mobile Solutions, Data Migration and Operational Readiness.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.
DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
Please see below link for the DSFS website.
DSFS - Derbyshire Support & Facilities Services Limited | DSFS
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Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience
- Professional qualification in Test Management, Quality Assurance or related discipline
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable: - PRINCE2 Practitioner; - ISTQB Advanced Test Manager; - Clinical Informatics qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience leading testing for large-scale digital transformation or EPR programmes
- Experience managing User Acceptance Testing (UAT), System Integration Testing (SIT), and Operational Readiness Testing
- Experience developing testing strategies and plans
- Experience managing defects, issues and testing governance
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams including clinicians and operational staff
- Experience producing executive-level reports and dashboards
Desirable
- Experience of EPR implementation within the NHS
- Experience of Nervecentre, Epic, Cerner, Oracle Health, Meditech or Altera systems
- Experience of community or mental health systems
- Experience of supplier management in complex programmes
- Experience within NHS acute healthcare settings
- Experience supporting multiple go-lives or phased deployments
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of software testing methodologies and best practice
- Understanding of EPR implementation methodologies
- Knowledge of test management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps or TestRail
- Understanding of defect management and quality assurance processes
- Understanding of programme and project governance frameworks
Desirable
- NHS Digital and interoperability standards
- Clinical safety standards DCB0129 and DCB0160
- Knowledge of NHS operational workflows
- Knowledge of infrastructure and integration testing
- Experience of benefits realisation methodologies
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment
Desirable
- Advanced data analysis and reporting skills
- Knowledge of automation testing tools
- Experience designing testing KPIs and quality metrics
- Experience establishing Testing Centres of Excellence
- Advanced presentation skills
- Experience of coaching and mentoring test managers
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Highly organised and methodical
- Strong attention to detail
- Resilient and able to work under pressure
- Collaborative and approachable
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Committed to improving patient care through digital transformation
- Professional and credible with senior stakeholders
- Able to challenge constructively while maintaining positive relationships
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
15 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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