Gemma Bromley – Clinical Manager

Gemma is a Registered Mental Health Nurse. She started her career in mental health rehabilitation services in 2013 as a Staff Nurse before progressing to Senior Nurse at Cygnet Raglan House. She has worked as a Nurse Assessor for Cygnet before working in a Neuropsychiatric service as a Senior Staff Nurse. During this time she gained experience of Acting Head of Care role at male and female services. She joined the team at Cygnet Raglan House as Head of Care in 2019 before being appointed Clinical Manager of Cygnet Hospital Kidsgrove in 2025.

Gemma has a passion for patient-centred care and least restrictive practice, she believes in empowering the individuals she works with as well as her colleagues she works alongside.

Dr Julia Hulse – Head of Psychology

Julia is a qualified Counselling Psychologist, registered with the HCPC and a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society. She has been qualified since 2016, and completed her Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at City University, London. Julia joined Cygnet in February 2020 and has covered a variety of Cygnet Health and Social Care sites and hospitals including specialist Autism and Learning Disability settings, and specialist high support inpatient rehabilitation settings.

Julia is passionate about improving the lives of individuals who experience mental health difficulties through providing person-centred, compassionate and trauma-focussed psychological support.

Samantha Evans - Ward Manager, Burleigh Ward

Samantha began her career in the healthcare sector in 2016 as a support worker, and since then has developed her experience across a wide range of services and roles. Over the years, Samantha has worked in settings supporting women with complex mental health needs, as well as in autism and learning disability services, CAMHS, and local crisis teams. This variety of experience has given her a broad and holistic understanding of mental health care across the lifespan and acuity levels.

Samantha first joined Cygnet in a female rehabilitation service in North Wales, where she developed a strong interest in gender-sensitive approaches to mental health recovery. When the opportunity arose to be involved in developing a new specialist female service closer to home, she was eager to take on the challenge. Samantha is passionate about supporting women to access care within their own communities, where they can maintain and rebuild vital connections with family, friends, and local networks - elements that are key to achieving lasting, meaningful recovery.

As Ward Manager, Samantha is committed to fostering a therapeutic, inclusive, and supportive environment for both service users and staff, where individual potential is recognised, and rehabilitation is always the goal.

James Gough - Ward Manager, Crocus Ward

James Gough is Ward Manager on Crocus Ward. James qualified as registered mental health nurse from Liverpool John Moore’s University in 2010 and has worked in various services, including autism, female rehab, community services, older adults, acute wards, and PICU. More recently, James worked at Cygnet St. Augustine’s, a sister site to Kidsgrove, providing mental health care to male patients requiring high dependency care.

James is passionate about providing excellent compassionate care, with an emphasis on utilising a least restrictive approach that incorporates patient views in the running of the service. James’ vision is to foster a professional caring team that always maintains the focus on Cygnet’s Core Values: Empower, Trust, Respect, Care, and Integrity. James aims to help develop Cygnet Kidsgrove into a place where staff enjoy to work, recognising that if staff enjoy the experience of working for Cygnet then this will have benefits for patient care.

Outside of work, James enjoys a variety of hobbies including gym, learning languages, and the never ending DIY!

Fortunate Chisango - Senior Staff Nurse

Fortunate has been qualified as an RMN nurse since 2022 and has experience in both the NHS and independent sector, working in acute, PICU and forensic mental health services for both men and women. This has provided valuable experience whilst also giving her compassion and empathy at the same time.

Fortunate has enjoyed working with adults with learning disabilities and autism, especially those with challenging behaviours, forensic needs, personality disorders, self-harm, and enduring mental health problems. Fortunate initially started working with Cygnet in 2022 as a bank nurse before joining full time in 2023. She has been a Senior Nurse at Cygnet Wast Hills and has also worked at Cygnet Raglan House. As part of the Cygnet Hospital Kidsgrove team she will continue to deliver the best care and support to patients and support to the staff she will be working with.