Belinda Mawire – Hospital Manager

Since qualifying as an RMN at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University in 2007. Belinda has over 10 years practicing as a Registered Mental Health nurse with experience in a variety of psychiatric settings. Belinda joined Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke in February 2008 as preceptorship nurse initially working as an RMN on the PICU and later moved the male rehabilitation ward.

Belinda moved to Cygnet Lodge Lewisham as a senior RMN in 2010 and was later promoted to Clinical Team then Registered Manager before moving to Cygnet Hospital Maidstone as a ward manager. Belinda has experience of working at management levels in both PICU and Personality Disorder at Cygnet Hospital Maidstone and joined the team at Godden Green as Clinical Services Manager before being promoted to Hospital Manager in 2023.

Charlene Nota - Clinical Manager

Charlene qualified as a Registered Mental Health nurse in 2O11 following which she took a position as a preceptor at Cygnet Churchill a male rehabilitation service. She has vast experience of working in this service- from working with service users that were at the pre-engagement phase through to the end of the care pathway.

Prior to joining the team at Cygnet Hospital Maidstone Charlene was working for four years as a Senior Nurse honing her clinical leadership skills with the nursing team.

Ruvini Senasinghe – Consultant Psychiatrist for Castle Ward

Dr Senasinghe joined the team at Cygnet Hospital Godden as Consultant Psychiatrist for Castle ward in January 2020. She qualified in Sri Lanka with her primary medical education (MBBS) in 1991. She has been a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the UK since 2006 (MRCPsych ) and approved under the Section 12 (2) of the Mental Health Act 1983.

Dr Senasinghe has special expertise in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. She also has a special interest in physical health problems in psychiatric patients. She has worked in various settings in mental health as a consultant psychiatrist since 2006, including working in the NHS and independent sector. Her experience includes in working with patients in the community mental health services, acute psychiatry inpatient wards and PICU wards.

Nena Aitlegbe – Castle Ward Manager

Nena is a qualified Registered Mental Health nurse. She has worked in mental health services for over 10 years in a variety settings including community and in patient services. In addition to an MSC in Mental Health Nursing, Nena has a Post Graduate Certificate in Dual Diagnosis. These have given her a solid educational background for the challenging and demanding task of managing a PICU ward.

She is assertive, resilient and passionate about her staff well-being because they are the drivers behind our patients’ safety and overall care. Nena loves making positive difference in peoples’ lives and being a nurse has offered her the platform to do just.

Samantha Dodd – Lead Social Worker and Safeguarding Lead

Sam joined Cygnet Hospital Godden Green in 2019 as the Lead Social Worker and Safeguarding Lead. Sam is a qualified and experienced Social Worker and has worked in various settings including education, social care, safeguarding and the voluntary sector supporting both adults and children. She has experience of assisting those affected by mental health, domestic abuse, substance misuse and learning disabilities specialising with those with autism.

Sam has a passion for promoting both service user and staff wellbeing which supports and enables an encouraging setting resulting in positive outcomes. Sam acknowledges the importance of individual needs and validation when it comes to wellbeing, making herself available to listen and offer support.

Douglas Daka - Support Services Manager

Douglas has been with Cygnet for 6 years now after previously working for a financial services company. Douglas possesses a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Science and initially joined Godden Green as a support worker. Douglas has worked across settings including Low Secure, CAMHS Acute and PICU and is currently the Quality and Compliance lead.

Douglas is interested in all things science and is particular passionate about Natural History. He is an amateur horticulturalist and also enjoys exercise particularly the sport of running. Douglas has a passion for the promotion of patient centred care and ensuring services users are at the centre of service improvement.