Pharmacy Technician
The advert asks you to have the right to work in the UK already:
“Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks”
This line often means the employer will not sponsor a visa, but some employers include it as standard wording. That is why the highest likelihood we give this job is Possible. Ask Practice Plus Group before you apply.
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
This job is eligible only on a shortage list
£34,428 – £41,658 / year
Salary
Within the market range
£33,400
Going rate
Offer clears by 1.0×
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 3212 (83% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £33,400, and Practice Plus Group is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Possible 3212 (Pharmaceutical technicians) · 83% match
- Ineligible 7114 (Pharmacy and optical dispensing assistants) · 11% match
Ask Practice Plus Group what the duties are.
About the role
UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE
+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician to join our Pharmacy team at HMP Stocken, a category C Prison located in Oakham.
HMP Stocken consists of 1285 adult males.
The Pharmacy at HMP Stocken is not a dispensary pharmacy, there are 6 dispensary hatches within medication / administration points. The pharmacy team consists of a Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician and a Dispenser.
Hours
- Monday - Sunday service
- Weekdays 7.30am - 5.30pm
- Weekends and Bank Holidays 8.30am - 5.30pm
This position is full time, you’ll receive an annual salary between £34,428 - £41,658 per annum - depending on experience.
How will we support you?
- Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
- Competency framework
- Regional and national career development opportunities
- Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
- Support from the wider team
What you'll be doing
As a Pharmacy Technician, your responsibilities will vary. You will
- Provide outstanding quality based patient centred care to our patients seeking out, listening to and acting on their feedback so that care is personalised and informed by what matters to them.
- Focussing on providing a safe and secure medicines management service, ensuring patient medical records are maintained to the agreed standard at all times and ensuring standard operating procedures are followed to a high and orderly standard.
It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:
- Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
- Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
- 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it
The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.
Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:
- we treat patients and each other as they would like to be treated
- we act with integrity
- we embrace diversity
- we strive to do things better together
- NVQ Level 3, or above, BTEC or equivalent
- Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council
- Up to date with Continual Professional Development (CPD)
- Relevant post-qualification pharmacy experience
Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Practice Plus Group, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Pharmaceutical technicians (SOC 3212) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~20k in sample- Offer £34,428–41,658
- Middle half £26,572–36,348
- Median £31,096
- Minimum £41,700
- Going rate £33,400
The range sits inside the market's middle half (£26,572–36,348), so this is typical pay for the occupation.
This pay misses the £41,700 standard floor, but clears the £33,400 new entrant rate.
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Practice Plus Group holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 3212 going rate of £33,400. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.