Meet the Team
Dr Melanie Hobbs - Consultant Psychiatrist
Melanie graduated from Leicester Medical School in 2009 and completed her NHS psychiatry training in Leicester. She became a Consultant in 2019 and worked in Nottingham for two years before making the decision to leave the NHS to move to Cygnet.
Melanie has worked for Cygnet Grange and Lodge since November 2021
Melanie has discovered a passion for working in neuropsychiatry and brain injury, and the challenges and rewards that come with it.
Dr Sarah Ashworth - Forensic Psychologist (HCPC Registered and BPS Chartered)
Sarah completed her Doctorate at the University of Nottingham and has specialised for the last ten years working in secure psychiatric services with adults with a range of complex risks, needs and diagnoses. She has been involved in programme, service, and strategy development ensuring people within the places she works get the right support, based upon their needs.
In addition to her clinical work, she is interested in research, with a portfolio comprising both academic and clinical publications, in addition to national and international presentations. She also enjoys sharing knowledge and provides training to clinical professionals across the country, in addition to inputting into a variety of university programmes.
Pippa Joseph - Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Pippa works for Cygnet Health Care as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist for the Lodge and Grange in Nottinghamshire. She has five years of experience working with adults with acquired brain injury and mental health difficulties. Previous to this role, Pippa worked with adults with learning disabilities and autism in a residential setting.
As well as completing assessments and interventions for communication, Pippa is dysphagia trained and provides assessment and management of swallowing difficulties in a range of settings.
