Youth at Heart employ a Congenital Heart Disease Health Youth Worker who supports young people aged 13-24, and their families, living with Congenital Heart Disease.  Working in partnership with the South Wales and South West CHD Network.  

Xander

Hello!  I am Xander, the Senior CHD Health Youth Worker.

I have been in my job now for about 4 years, supporting young people 13-24, and their families, living with CHD across South West England and South Wales.

I have learnt a lot in my time with the charity and the clinical teams and am still learning every day!

 

 

 

 

What do I do?

  • Work in and around the hospital with inpatients and outpatients.
  • Support with Transition and Transfer from Children’s to Adult Services
  • Signposting to specialist services
  • Emotional support
  • Raising awareness of the charity and CHD
  • Support for young people who are preparing for surgery/procedure
  • Education, employment, finance and housing
  • Lifestyle support
  • Someone to talk to or to listen
  • Mental health issues, anxieties and low mood

 

Youth At Heart - Poster 2024

Youth At Heart - Information Leaflet 2024

 

How to contact Xander:

     

 xander@youthatheart.co.uk                                           

     Xander.Patel-Cook@uhbw.nhs.uk

 

07832668907

 

    

  facebook.com/xander.heart.18   

 

How to contact Youth at Heart:

     

   contactus@youthatheart.co.uk

 

   

    07862 007909

 

 

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