Quality Assurance Lead (Home-based - UK)

At Health Partners, we pride ourselves on being one of the UK's leading providers of occupational health and wellbeing solutions. We partner with organisations across diverse industries, helping them to support the physical and mental health of their employees.

Please note that the closing date for this vacancy is subject to change and the advert may close earlier if sufficient applications are received. We encourage early applications to avoid disappointment.

As a QA Lead at Health Partners Group, you will be at the core of our mission to deliver high-quality, reliable software that will transform the healthcare industry. This role calls for a strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to lead a team of testers in shaping the future of quality assurance within our organisation. You will be responsible for co-defining a comprehensive testing strategy that covers all levels above unit and integration testing, selecting the best tooling to support this strategy, and taking ownership of the test plan development and execution within your team.

What's In It for You?

• A leadership role with the autonomy to shape the QA direction of a pivotal health tech platform.
• A culture that values work-life balance with the flexibility of remote work.
• A commitment to your professional development, with opportunities to learn and grow within the company.
• A welcoming and inclusive team atmosphere where your ideas and contributions are valued.
• The opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI tooling and help shape an innovative, automation-first QA culture.

We value the people who work with us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect this. It currently includes:

• Competitive salary, dependent on qualifications and experience.
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 6%).
• Life assurance.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service.
• A day off for your birthday (non-contractual).
• Discounted gym membership.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead and mentor a team of software quality assurance testers, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. Drive the move to automation within the team.
• Spearhead the adoption of test automation within your team, increasing coverage and efficiency while maintaining testing rigor
• Play an instrumental role as an individual contributor, participating in test planning, execution, and complex problem-solving alongside your team
• Collaborate with your fellow QA Lead to define and refine comprehensive testing strategies covering functional, performance, security, and accessibility testing
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Delivery teams to integrate quality practices throughout the development lifecycle
• Own test planning and execution for your team, ensuring thorough coverage and timely delivery
• Champion quality metrics and reporting, providing visibility into product health and testing effectiveness
• Lead the adoption of AI-driven test automation, leveraging Playwright CLI for scalable end-to-end test coverage.
• Integrate agentic workflows into CI/CD pipelines using the Azure DevOps MCP server, enabling intelligent test orchestration.
• Champion the use of GitHub Copilot across the QA team to accelerate test script authoring, code review, and documentation.
• Design, build, and maintain custom AI skills and agents that extend the team's automation capabilities and reduce manual effort.

What We Are Looking For:

• Extensive experience and a proven track record of success in software quality assurance across multiple projects and environments
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools, including GitHub, Copilot, and familiarity with agentic and MCP-based automation frameworks
• Proven track record leading or mentoring QA teams, with demonstrated ability to build high-performing teams
• Strong expertise in both manual and automated testing, with hands-on experience in modern automation frameworks including Playwright, Cypress, or similar
• Experience designing and implementing test strategies for complex, large-scale software system
• Solid understanding of CI/CD practices and experience integrating automated testing into delivery pipelines
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with ability to influence and build relationships across technical and non-technical teams
• Pragmatic problem-solver who balances quality with delivery timelines and business priorities
• Bonus: Experience in healthcare/regulated industries

Location : Remote (UK Based Only)

Whilst our team operates remotely, we maintain a cohesive and friendly work environment through constant use of Teams chat and video meetings. This way of working is crucial for sustaining our open culture and warm dynamics of our team and require this role to be a part of that.

Please note that this job advert is for remote working from home in the UK only. Applicants must ensure they are able to legally work and reside in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship either now or at any time in the future.

Hours : 37.5 hours

Salary : Competitive

About Health Partners

Health Partners are committed to transforming the way health and wellbeing services are delivered in the UK. As one of the UK's leading providers of occupational health and wellbeing solutions, we work with organisations across a wide range of industries to support the physical and mental health of their employees. Our mission is simple: to empower people to lead healthier, happier, and more productive lives.

With a strong focus on innovation and excellence, Health Partners combines clinical expertise with a personal, compassionate approach. Our multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, including occupational health advisors, physicians, physiotherapists, and counsellors, delivers tailored, evidence-based solutions designed to meet the unique needs of our clients and their workforce.

We pride ourselves on fostering long-term partnerships built on trust, professionalism, and results. Whether it's through workplace health assessments, proactive wellbeing initiatives, or mental health support, Health Partners is dedicated to making a real difference.

At the heart of Health Partners is a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. We believe in investing in our people and providing opportunities for growth, ensuring that our employees feel valued and inspired to deliver their best. By joining Health Partners, you'll become part of a dynamic team that's passionate about driving positive change in the workplace and beyond.

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in the field of health and wellbeing, we'd love to hear from you. Together, we can build healthier futures.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Health Partners are a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Health Partners are extremely proud to support the needs of our employees and as such understands everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role, should this be a requirement for you.

We aim to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for and to achieve this ambition, we need the best talent to come and work for us. We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. We're proud to be committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Diversity and Inclusion forms an integral part of everything that we do, bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being yourself at work and delivering an outstanding service to everyone - regardless of difference.