Clare Rosscornes
Clare graduated from Anglia Ruskin University with an MA in Music Therapy in 2006. She has a wide experience of working with families in a variety of settings including schools, children’s centres and now here at Addenbrookes hospital where she has been in post since 2008. Clare plays a variety of instruments but mainly plays the ukulele and keyboard for her sessions on the wards. She enjoys working as a music therapist here on the paediatric wards and finds it an absolute privilege to work with the children and families here.
Outside work, she also co-runs a popular weekly music group for families in the community and runs a local community choir.
Oliver Swan
Oliver is a qualified Music Therapist with an extensive background working with children and young people in hospital settings. He also has experience working with populations with learning disabilities, neurological injuries, sensory impairments, and neurodevelopmental conditions. After qualifying from Anglia Ruskin University, he was involved in establishing a new music therapy post within the young-adults service at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability. He has also completed trainings in Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) and the Music Therapy Assessment Tool for Awareness in Disorders of Consciousness (MATADOC).
Oliver’s post is partly funded by the Jess Grant Celebration (opens in a new tab). We are delighted to have the support of this wonderful charity to develop the work with teenagers and young people here at Addenbrookes.
Katherine Walters
Katherine graduated from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with an MA in Music Therapy in 2009. She has a wide experience of working with families and supervising arts therapists in a variety of settings including schools, children’s centres, in children’s palliative care and now here at Addenbrooke’s where she has been in post since September 2025. Katherine is excited to be a part of the team here and finds it particularly meaningful as she remembers being offered and witnessing the power of music therapy here when her daughter was a young toddler and had frequent hospital spells with Asthma. She is humbled by the amazing children and families she has the privilege to work with. Outside of work she enjoys swimming, exploring new percussion instruments and botanical drawing.