Sibo Attley – Hospital Manager

Sibo started her career in the business sector as a graduate management trainee. In 2006 Sibo graduated as a mental health nurse from the University of West of Scotland.

She has worked in a range of psychiatric services in both the NHS and private sector. Sibo has also worked in community healthcare with the Personality Disorder Managed Clinical Network in Leeds.

Sibo has a special interest in working with people with a diagnosis of personality disorder and she also enjoys working with teams in managing change, implementing new service developments and turning around underperforming units.

Sibo is passionate about enhancing patient experience through using evidence based practice and patients’ strengths and skills. Sibo’s academic achievements include BSC, MSC in Leadership Management and Change, Advance Practice in CBT, Mentalisation Based Therapy and various psychological therapies. She is currently undertaking a Professional Doctorate at Salford University.

Sibo is the Registered Manager responsible for the hospital's male adult mental health and personality disorder services.

Grant Stevens - General Manager

Grant has over 20 years’ experience working in various operational management roles in some of the largest healthcare providers both in South Africa and the UK. He relocated to the UK in 2004 where his career focussed mainly in operations and project management and the commissioning of Independent Sector Treatment Centres in partnership with the NHS.

Grant joined Alpha Hospitals, now Cygnet, as the Relationship Manager for the North in August 2014. Prior to that he held the position of Head of Operations Clinical Services at Bupa Home Healthcare. Grant was appointed to the position of General Manager at Cygnet Hospital Bury in January 2016 where he is responsible for the management and functioning of all non-clinical areas of the hospital.

Paul Henshall - Lead Social Worker and Safeguarding Lead

Paul has worked at Cygnet Bury since 2006 when he was employed as a social worker. Paul qualified as a social worker in 2003 having previously been employed as a social worker in a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in Stamford, Lincolnshire working with adults with a severe and enduring mental illness in the community. He has also been employed as a social worker in Airedale, Bradford working within an older persons CMHT. Prior to working as a social worker, Paul had experience of working in substance misuse and also in a brain injury unit in York.

Paul’s current role as Lead Social Worker and Safeguarding Lead involves leading a team of social workers and a social work assistant and offering support and guidance where necessary. As Safeguarding Lead he also chairs regular safeguarding meetings and liaises with the local authority in relation to safeguarding concerns that are raised.

More recently Paul has also been made a Carer’s Lead and has been working on the implementation of the Triangle of Care within Cygnet Bury Hudson.