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Qualified and Compassionate Care Team

Our team comprise of experienced carers, support workers, and registered nurses, all of whom receive ongoing training to stay at the forefront of best practice. We collaborate closely with families, GPs, and other health and social care professionals to deliver seamless, holistic care. Our commitment to quality, compliance, and positive outcomes ensures that clients receive exceptional support, whether for short-term recovery or long-term complex needs.

At Litania Healthcare, our team is led by Registered Manager Lillian Sibotsha, a Registered General Nurse with over 10 years of experience in Accident & Emergency departments and Acute Medical Units.

As Registered Manager, Lillian is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of the service, ensuring full compliance with regulatory standards, and maintaining the highest levels of care quality and safety. She leads on staff training, development, and supervision, while fostering a culture of accountability, compassion, and continuous improvement across the organisation.

Lillian brings a wealth of clinical expertise to her role, using her knowledge to support and train staff to deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care. Her proactive approach focuses on early intervention and prevention, helping to reduce hospital admissions wherever possible and ensuring individuals receive the right care in the comfort of their own homes.

At Litania Healthcare, John Dhliwayo serves as Clinical Director and is a Registered Mental Health Nurse with over 20 years of experience supporting individuals with complex mental health needs.

As Clinical Director, John provides clinical leadership and oversight across all services, ensuring that care is safe, evidence-based, and responsive to the needs of individuals with complex presentations. He plays a key role in developing and implementing care strategies for clients with challenging behaviours, high-risk needs, and complex mental health conditions.

John’s expertise lies in supporting individuals on their recovery journey, using a compassionate, trauma-informed, and person-centred approach. He works closely with multidisciplinary teams to promote stability, reduce risk, and improve long-term outcomes, while ensuring that each person is supported with dignity, respect, and clinical excellence.

At Litania Healthcare, Natasha Dhliwayo serves as Business Executive, bringing a wealth of experience across finance, fintech, and healthcare.

In her role, Natasha provides strategic leadership and operational oversight, ensuring the organisation runs efficiently, sustainably, and in line with its long-term vision. Similar to an Operations Director within a care setting, she is responsible for driving performance, managing resources effectively, and supporting service delivery to meet regulatory and quality standards.

Natasha works closely with the leadership team to strengthen governance, improve systems and processes, and ensure the organisation continues to deliver high-quality, person-centred care. Her multidisciplinary background enables her to bridge financial strategy with frontline care delivery, supporting both growth and excellence across the service.

Kate Pishdar is our Director of Social Work and Safeguarding; a qualified social worker with 20 years’ experience of working for Local Authorities. Kate is registered with Social Work England; and holds degree level qualifications in social work, psychology and counselling. Kate has extensive experience in social care, with practice specialisms within mental health and child and adult safeguarding. Kate’s experience of person-centred support planning and interventions promote the wellbeing of our clients and prevent hospital admissions.

Kate is responsible for all safeguarding matters and leads safeguarding culture and practice across our services. Kate completes assessments in response to referrals, contributes to care planning and attends meetings to review the needs of our clients. Kate is the point of contact for enquiries from Local Authorities and the Integrated Care Boards, and monitors placement stability and risk to keep our clients safe and to prevent breakdown of placements. Kate’s aim is to provide the best quality care and support possible to local residents, providing client advocacy where required and promotes core social work values across our services.

At Litania Healthcare, the administration function is supported by Martina Nyerlucz and Imani Lail, who work closely together to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the organisation’s day-to-day operations.

Martina, as Senior Office Administrator, oversees key administrative processes, supporting compliance, coordination, and internal systems to ensure all documentation and operational records are accurately maintained. She plays a central role in organising workflows, supporting management, and ensuring effective communication across the service.

Working alongside her, Imani provides essential administrative support, assisting with day-to-day office tasks, record keeping, scheduling, and communication. Together, they form a reliable and efficient administrative team, helping to ensure that services run smoothly and that staff and service users receive timely and well-coordinated support.