This is a disaster recovery and resilience event for health professionals and those who lead in the recovery space.

The demands of leadership, particularly in disaster management, can make leaders feel isolated and conflicted. Many come to the role of leadership with the intent to help staff and society, but the operational and regulatory demands of disaster and emergency response require making real-time decisions that are not always perfect, and that can potentially harm those being helped or helping.

This session details the intersection of ethical leadership, organisational culture, and psychosocial regulations to chart a way forward that will empower senior and middle managers to be the leaders they want to be while improving operational effectiveness, building staff wellbeing, improving staff retention and complying with psychosocial risk regulations.

Speaker: Mark Layson – Chaplain, NSW Ambulance

Rev Dr Mark Layson CESM MAIES has served as a sworn police officer, full-time firefighter, paramedic chaplain and currently works as the NSW Operations Manager for the Disaster Recovery Chaplaincy Network. Alongside almost 25 years frontline disaster and emergency experience, he has completed doctoral research on moral injury in Australian first responders. He has presented his research across Australian and internationally, and regularly consults with first responder organisations to help them create systemic responses to improve staff wellbeing in ways that align with psychosocial risk regulations.

The session includes a networking afternoon tea (catering provided).

Parking: Car park facilities next door to hospital. There is also paid parking available at Southport Sharks parking.

This project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

Post event resources

Presentation by Mark Layson