All 16 pharmacy technician agencies
More, in ranked order
6 agencies
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Agencies ranked here include Hunter AHP Resourcing, Team Locum and Mediplacements. We assessed all 16 with one method, from official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and each agency's own website. Rankings are free and no agency can pay to rank. How we rank · Overall ranking.
- 69% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
- Half have traded for at least 11 years
- 7 (44%) have open jobs on our site, and 6 of those show pay on most of them
About these pharmacy technician agencies in the UK
16 of the 40 pharmacy agencies we rank (40%) recruit for pharmacy technicians and support.
11 of these agencies (69%) are on at least one public sector staffing framework, fewer than the 73% across all pharmacy agencies. The most common are HealthTrust Europe TWS3 (10) and Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (8).
The median agency here has traded for 11.3 years, and 1 has traded for under three. 7 (44%) have open jobs on our site, and 6 of those show pay on most of them.
The settings they most often supply are GP practices, NHS hospitals and private hospitals. 12 (75%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover. Many also recruit for pharmacists.
Further down the list, the longest-established is Sensible Staffing, trading for 23 years. Permanent Hire has the most open jobs on our site (1,119). The newest is The Pharmacist Network, trading for about a year.
At the top:
- Hunter AHP Resourcing: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 9 years.
- Team Locum: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 25 years.
- Mediplacements: on 5 confirmed frameworks, trading 20 years.
- Belmont Recruitment: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 10 years.
- Permanent Hire: on 3 confirmed frameworks, trading 6 years.
- Sensible Staffing: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 23 years.
- Pro Nursing Healthcare: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 8 years.
- The Pharmacist Network: trading 1 year.
- Cooke Reynolds: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 12 years.
- Pharmaseekers: trading 23 years.
Figures are from our latest checks of each agency's website, Companies House and public sector framework lists. How we rank.
Questions
How are these pharmacy technician agencies ranked?
Every agency is assessed with the same method, at the same time, from evidence we can check: official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and what each agency publishes about itself. Rather than a position for every agency, we show tiers (Top 10, 25 and 50), because small differences in the middle of a ranking aren't meaningful. No agency can pay to be listed, to rank higher or to change a result.
What makes a good pharmacy technician agency?
Look for one that is on a public sector staffing framework, has a trading record, shows pay on its adverts and is clear about training, the checks you'll need before you start and when you'll be paid. Each agency's page here shows its frameworks, how long it has traded and its live jobs. Then talk to people who work through it.
What is a public sector staffing framework?
An approved supplier list that public sector buyers, such as NHS trusts, health boards and councils, use to book agency staff. To get on one, an agency has to meet the framework's standards on vetting, compliance and rates. Frameworks cover public sector bookings; an agency that supplies care homes, GP practices or private hospitals doesn't need one for that work. Each agency's page lists the frameworks it is on.