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.”

Dr Ajay Bhatnagar - Medical Director

Dr Bhatnagar joined Cygnet in June 2009 as a Consultant Psychiatrist. He was appointed as the Medical Director for Cygnet Blackheath and Cygnet Lodge Lewisham in September 2016. Dr Bhatnagar’s qualifications are MBBS; Diploma in Psychological Counselling; Post Graduate Diploma in Forensic Mental Health.

He is a Fellow of Royal College of Psychiatrists and is a Senior Honorary Clinical Lecturer with King’s College London. He is also the medical member of first tier mental health tribunal service. He has held the position of a Clinical Director and Head of Medical Profession within the Acute and Crisis Directorate at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Bhatnagar has also been the Teaching Lead in Oxleas NHS Trust and Firm Head for psychiatry teaching to medical students from Kings College London from 2008 until August 2020. He has extensive experience of working in both community and inpatient settings within the NHS.

Moses Bonibe - Clinical Service Manager

Rumana Ali - Support Services 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.