Claire Bradford - Service Manager

Claire completed her nurse training in 2007 at the University at Nottingham, where she was offered the opportunity to join Cygnet as a management student. She later applied to be a staff nurse and progressed to senior staff nurse at Cygnet Views. In 2015 Claire was successful in her managers application and remained in post until 2020 when she took on a new role as the regional peripatetic manager for the East Midlands.

In her role as peripatetic manager, Claire was able to offer support to managers and cover management roles along with offering service improvement to a variety of settings including; male and female, mental health, learning disability, CAMHS and social care services. In November 2022 Claire was appointed interim manager for Cygnet Grange and Cygnet Lodge before taking the role on a permanent basis in August 2023.

Dr Sarah Ashworth - Forensic Psychologist (HCPC Registered and BPS Chartered)

Sarah completed her Doctorate at the University of Nottingham and has specialised for the last ten years working in secure psychiatric services with adults with a range of complex risks, needs and diagnoses. She has been involved in programme, service, and strategy development ensuring people within the places she works get the right support, based upon their needs.

In addition to her clinical work, she is interested in research, with a portfolio comprising both academic and clinical publications, in addition to national and international presentations. She also enjoys sharing knowledge and provides training to clinical professionals across the country, in addition to inputting into a variety of university programmes.

Pippa Joseph - Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Pippa works for Cygnet Health Care as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for the Lodge and Grange in Nottinghamshire. She has five years of experience working with adults with acquired brain injury and mental health difficulties. Previous to this role, Pippa worked with adults with learning disabilities and autism in a residential setting.

As well as completing assessments and interventions for communication, Pippa is dysphagia trained and provides assessment and management of swallowing difficulties in a range of settings.

Joanne Brydges - Occupational Therapist

Joanne joined us in February 2005, initially as a support worker and has progressed to therapy coordinator and OT assistant until fulfilling her aim of becoming a fully qualified Occupational Therapist in 2012. She is a keen advocate for supporting other staff to progress within Cygnet.

Joanne has experience working with individuals with mental illness, learning difficulties and worked with individuals with acquired brain injuries over the past 5 years to successfully rehabilitate towards leading an independent lifestyle in a less restrictive environment through meaningful and purposeful activity. Joanne is also a manual handling assessor and trainer and supports other sites to assist with manual handling and equipment needs for patients, and provide patient specific training.