Senior Configuration Analyst

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust is seeking two Willow-certified Analysts for 12-month fixed-term maternity cover. The role focuses on Epic configuration in pharmacy workflows, testing, troubleshooting and optimisation, with close collaboration to pharmacy staff and stakeholders.

The successful candidate will supervise team members, document complex workflows, and ensure best-practice configurations while meeting deadlines in a busy hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Willow certification/accreditation is required.
• Experience configuring Epic systems and knowledge of clinical workflows.
• Experience in NHS environment and working with hospital staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and provide day-to-day line management to the Configuration Analysts.
• Analyse and document clinical and administrative workflows and reporting requirements.
• Investigate end users' preferences and populate databases during configuration.
• Troubleshoot questions from end users and ensure Epic meets best-practice workflows.
• Log issues and coordinate with supplier to resolve and update systems.
• Escalate unresolved issues through the Configuration Manager or Deputy Head of Design and Delivery.

Skills

Epic Configuration

Communication skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

MS Office literacy

Education

Degree level or equivalent experience

Tools

Epic

MS Office Suite

Job description

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Configuration Analyst

The closing date is 23 November 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Willow certified/accredited Analysts to join DHR Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) on 12-month fixed-term maternity cover contracts.

The role offers a unique opportunity to work with specialist pharmacy services and complex clinical pathways as well as supporting clinical trial services.

We are seeking enthusiastic, analytical problem-solvers with a strong understanding of pharmacy workflows. You will support a range of activity including system configuration, testing, troubleshooting and optimisation, working closely with pharmacy colleagues and other stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

• Where required supervise and provide day to day line management to the Configuration Analysts within the team
• Analyse and document simple to highly complex clinical and administrative workflows, information, data collection and/or reporting requirements.
• Investigate end users' preferences and populate databases as part of the configuration process
• Be an expert in the application area, troubleshoot problems and address questions from end users regarding the application
• Ensure that the Epic system is configured to meet new 'best practice' ways of working, to achieve cost-saving benefits and improved workflow processes, whilst working to relevant legal and regulatory frameworks
• Log issues as they arise and liaise with colleagues and the supplier to achieve resolution and update the systems accordingly. Escalate unresolved issues through the Configuration Manager or Deputy Head of Design and Delivery as appropriate
• Follow-up with colleagues and Trust staff to provide information in a timely fashion to enable deadlines to be met

About us

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. GOSH is an acute specialist paediatric hospital with a mission to provide world-class care to children and young people with rare, complex and difficult-to-treat conditions.

Together with our research partner, the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, we form the UK's only academic Biomedical Research Centre specialising in paediatrics.

Most of the children we care for are referred from other hospitals throughout the UK and overseas. There are 60 nationally recognised clinical specialities at GOSH; the UK's widest range of specialist health services for children on one site.

We believe our people are the head, the heart, the hands and the face of GOSH. Being part of our team is incredibly rewarding and you will be doing something extraordinary to the lives of the children and young people we care for.

GOSH is a challenging, complex and inspiring place to work. Each and every day our people come together to support each other to deliver excellent patient care, often working to help our patients and their families navigate through demanding processes and difficult decisions.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

GOSH Culture and Values

• Collaboration - We work together to deliver safe, consistent, patient-centred care. Respect - We treat everyone with respect, kindness and equity. Curiosity - We stay curious to drive innovation that delivers exceptional patient outcomes.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Maths and English GCSE grade C or above or equivalent qualification
• Continuing Professional Development
• Epic Certification
• IT qualification in MS Office or equivalent experience

Experience/Knowledge

• Excellent operational or clinical knowledge of one or more specific areas including knowledge of relevant operational policies and procedures
• Experience of Epic Configuration
• Understanding of clinical, administrative and/or operational workflows and processes within a hospital environment
• Previous NHS experience
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Experience of supervising or line‑managing staff, including contributing to or performing appraisals
• Experience of supporting change management
• Understanding of Information Governance

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent organisational and planning skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to communicate with staff at all levels in the organisation, including clinical staff and managerial staff as well as with external suppliers
• Intermediate knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Able to prioritise tasks to achieve deadlines whilst working under pressure and with frequent interruptions
• Ability to impart knowledge and/or present to others in a clear and concise manner
• Able to cope with unpredictable and intense situations
• Able to lead meetings, resolve conflicts, maintain issues lists and work to a project plan
• Able to work collaboratively with own team members as well as those in other application teams
• Good analytical and project management skills
• Confident in working with, negotiating with and motivating clinical staff, medical consultants and/or other senior managers
• Ability to make decisions based on complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation or comparison of a range of options
• Ability to present and argue a case confidently and persuasively

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£58,133 to £65,261 a yearper annum inclusive

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

271-EPR-8328197

Job locations

Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust