Marilyn Mukuna - Hospital Manager

Marilyn has worked in senior healthcare management for several organisations and has an established track record of improving services.

A qualified nurse and a MSc in Finance with experience as a management consultant, she has applied her combination of skills to ensuring both quality and commercial success in hospital management.

Always pursuing excellence, she is driven by a desire to create environments in which both service users and staff thrive. Her coaching qualification and interest in leadership have helped her to create positive work cultures, establishing a track record of building strong relationships and engagement at all levels.

Marilyn says her proudest achievements are in the roles she has played supporting/coaching colleagues into successful careers and turning around hospitals that were in special measures. When asked what her interests are, she says: “People. I’m fascinated by humans. Everything else follows from that.”

Anthony Aigbe - Clinical Manager

Anthony is a Registered Mental Health Nurse with a first class degree from the University of Greenwich. He also has a B.sc in Biochemistry and an M.sc in Applied Environmental Science.

Anthony joined Cygnet Hospital Beckton in 2013 and has extensive experience working as a clinical practice lead in the Low Secure Forensic unit and the Psychiatry Intensive Unit. Anthony was the Acting Service Manager for the Low Secure Forensic unit in Beckton in 2017 before becoming Registered Manager at Cygnet Lodge Lewisham. He was appointed Clinical Manager of Cygnet Hospital Blackheath in March 2023.

Anthony is passionate about staff empowerment, development and service user’s involvement in service improvement. He is service user focused and committed to quality and holistic care.

Dr Ajay Bhatnagar - Medical Director

Dr Bhatnagar has been a Consultant Psychiatrist since March 2008, working in Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in London. He is currently working as the Consultant for the Intensive Case Management in Psychosis Team ( ICMP), Bromley Borough. He is also the Trust lead for ICMP.

Dr Bhatnagar’s work focuses on recovery orientated practice in patients with complex needs and he is very interested in continually developing high quality of service for the client group.

Cygnet Lodge Lewisham welcomed Dr Bhatnagar into the team on 1st June 2009 when he undertook the role of Consultant Psychiatrist and Responsible Clinician. In 2016 he was appointed Medical Director of Cygnet Lodge Lewisham and Cygnet Hospital Blackheath.

Dr Victoria Mee - Regional Lead for Psychology

Dr Victoria Mee is a HCPC registered Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and the Lead Psychologist for Cygnet Blackheath & Lewisham.

Victoria completed her studies in the United States, obtaining her Doctorate in Clinical Forensic Psychology in 2013 at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Since then, she has worked both in the US and the UK, and has held posts within both the clinical and forensic fields, in a wide range of inpatient and outpatient settings. She has experience working within the NHS, the Ministry of Justice, as well as other government funded organisations, private providers, and within private practice.

Victoria has strong clinical experience working with a broad range of therapeutic models, psychological assessment tools, and complex case presentations.

Victoria’s main clinical interests and experience have been in trauma, psychosis, personality disorder, as well as the assessment and management of violence and aggression, and sexual aggression.

Rebecca Fordwor - Tyler Ward Manager

Rebecca has worked in health care since 2005, where she particularly enjoys working with adults with mental health issues, especially those with challenging behaviours, forensic needs, personality disorders, self-harm, autism, and enduring mental health problems. Rebecca is passionate about patient-centred care and always aims to deliver a high standard of care for patients whilst ensuring that staff wellbeing is maintained.

She progressed to become a registered mental health nurse, qualifying with MSc. Rebecca’s academic achievements include BA in Psychology, MSc in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Counselling Skills, Developing and Enhancing CBT Skills.

Prior to joining Cygnet Health Care, she worked in a range of psychiatric services in the NHS and private sectors. During her time in these sectors, Rebecca gained valuable experience in various roles, including overseeing services such as a low-secure male unit. Currently, she serves as the Ward Manager of a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), where she continues to demonstrate her dedication to high-quality care and service excellence

Moses Bonibe - Meridian Ward Manager

Rumana Ali - Office Manager

Rumana is a Part-Qualified Accountant who also has a degree in Accounting and Finance. She has extensive experience in various Admin and Operational roles in different sectors. She also has the experience of establishing and running a successful domiciliary care agency.

Rumana loved the experience of working in health care sector and wanted to explore more in the same sector, hence she joined Cygnet in March 2023. She is passionate about learning new things and believes this role will help her to achieve that.