Intern Hub Service Pilot for Clinical Psychology Students in Mental Health

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is an invitation to health funded primary or secondary mental health and addictions services who provide internships for clinical psychology students, to submit a proposal for the delivery of an Intern Hub Service pilot.

This procurement is seeking the delivery of an Intern Hub Service providing: � added value to services through the provision of a clinical psychology intern workforce � an alternative to the one:one internship model (including cultural supervision) for students seeking internships within mental health and addiction services, � co-ordination and workstream management of intern placements, � enhanced liaison between universities, the interns, and the provider/s, � peer support for interns through provision of a clear base service, � increased alignment of internships and services with Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles, � increased alignment of internships and services for priority population groups and strategic value for the mental health and addictions workforce.

Ideally, we are looking for proposals which demonstrate cultural perspectives of clinical psychology internships and provision of services. This RFP is an open competitive tender process. It is a single procurement process.