Captivated by Competency: Building a Culture of Learning Through Clinical Competency Frameworks

Facilitator(s): Nicole Turley, Kelly Fordyce, Ashleigh Lyness

Synopsis: Culture is created through the systems, expectations, and support we provide our workforce. This interactive workshop explores how Clinical Competency Frameworks can strengthen cultures of learning, professional identity, and patient-centred care. Drawing on the development of a Medical Imaging Clinical Competency Framework at Logan Hospital, participants will learn how to design consistent competency pathways across clinical areas, incorporating equipment use, anatomy and pathology knowledge, protocol selection, image critique, and modality-specific workflows. The workshop will share practical strategies for implementation, stakeholder engagement, and evaluation to support workforce capability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Learning outcomes: 

• Ability to identify the core components of a Clinical Competency Framework.  
• Develop competency domains and assessment tools that align with local clinical practice.  
• Apply stakeholder engagement and change management principles to support implementation. 
• Create a practical roadmap for introducing competency-based learning within their service.