Test manager
Test managers plan, lead, and assure testing for the organization's digital health services and programs. They decide how much testing is needed and of what kind, manage test teams, environments, and suppliers, and tell decision makers clearly what risks remain before a service goes live. In health care this includes making sure testing supports the clinical safety case and any regulatory requirements.
- UK GDaD PCF role
- Test manager (Quality assurance testing (QAT))
- ESCO occupations
- ICT quality assurance manager (ISCO-08 2519)
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Levels
| Band | Role level | UK GDaD PCF level | Civil Service grades | Job evaluation points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Test manager | Test manager | SEO/G7 | 499 |
| 8c | Head of test | Head of test | G6 | 637 |
In a digital health care organization
- Go-live decisions for clinical systems depend on test evidence and residual risks, which test managers report to product owners, clinical safety officers, and program boards.
- Large changes, such as electronic patient record upgrades, need testing across many departments, systems, and suppliers, and often clinical staff time for acceptance testing.
- Testing must fit around clinical services, such as planning cutover tests and dress rehearsals to keep disruption to patient care low.
- Regulated software and safety-critical changes need testing that meets standards such as IEC 62304 and the organization's clinical risk management process.
UK GDaD PCF role description
A test manager is responsible for planning, monitoring and documenting testing. They implement a test strategy to ensure quality principles are delivered on time and within budget.
In this role, you will:
- create and implement test plans and approaches to mitigate risk
- monitor and control test activities, ensuring compliance with standards
- communicate risks and assess and report timely test status’ to stakeholders
- define metrics for monitoring and controlling test activities
- provide direction on complex testing issues, outlining and influencing delivery of projects and programmes
- identify opportunities for continuous improvement
- lead and support teams, providing coaching in good testing practices
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ICT quality assurance manager
ICT quality assurance managers establish and operate an ICT quality approach through quality management systems, in compliance with internal and external standards and the organisation's culture. They ensure that the management controls are correctly implemented to safeguard asset, data integrity and operations. They focus on the achievement of quality goals, including the maintenance of the external certification according to quality standards and monitor statistics to forecast quality outcomes.
Essential skills and knowledge (16)
Skills and competences
- attend to ICT systems quality
- attend to detail in preparation for audits
- comply with legal regulations
- execute software tests
- implement strategic planning
- oversee quality control
- perform quality audits
- provide software testing documentation
- set quality assurance objectives
Knowledge
Optional skills and knowledge (23)
Skills and competences
- apply information security policies
- coordinate technological activities
- define data quality criteria
- define technology strategy
- develop automated software tests
- develop information standards
- identify ICT system weaknesses
- identify customer requirements
- implement ICT security policies
- manage data
- provide technical training
- track key performance indicators
- use different communication channels
Knowledge
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