ITT: Support partner to deliver a funding programme on tech-enabled care

The Health Foundation is preparing to launch a new programme developing tech-enabled approaches to care at home and in the community.

With funding and guidance through a structured and supportive innovation process, the programme will initially support up to six teams in health and social care to:

• understand the future approaches to care that their communities need
• explore how technology can enable these approaches
• test and pilot ideas in their real-world context.

By exploring the potential of these approaches for future spread and scale, the programme aims to improve outcomes and experiences for those delivering and receiving care.

See these slides for more detail on initial thinking for the programme.

The role of the support partner

We are looking to appoint a collaborative and flexible support partner who will work with us to deliver the programme from June to December 2023 (with potential to extend to March 2025).

The support partner’s role will be to:

1. support the Health Foundation to refine how each stage of the programme will operate
2. develop and deliver activities and support offers for funded teams at each phase of the programme, providing practical support to develop their ideas, skills, advice, expertise and building capacity
3. support ongoing learning and reflection about the programme approach, helping to inform and implement iterative changes to its design over time.

The appointed partner will support teams to explore, progress and refine their ideas. They will bring understanding on the role of technology and health tech markets, local system complexity, and what it takes to develop a care approach that has future potential to scale.

Information call

If you were unable to attend our information call held on Thursday 16 March 2023, you can find out more about this opportunity by reading our Frequently asked questions document. If you have any further questions, please email ImprovementProgrammes@health.org.uk

How to apply

Follow these steps to complete your application for the role of support partner:  

1. Read the Invitation to tender for full details of the tender response requirements and selection criteria. See this webpage on using the Health Foundation applicant portal.
2. Please note: the ITT guidance document (accessible through the online portal) has been updated to address a word count issue. 
3. If you have any queries after reading the ITT and attending our information call, please email ImprovementProgrammes@health.org.uk.
4. Complete your application via our online portal by 17.00, Wednesday 12 April 2023. Note that we will not accept proposals submitted after this time.  

Interviews will take place in the week beginning Monday 15 May 2023. Please ensure you are available to be interviewed during this week.  

The final decision will be communicated in the week beginning Monday 22 May 2023, ahead of the first kick-off meeting in early June.