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background highquality clinical placement experiences important preparing undergraduate student nurses practice clinical facilitation support significantly impact student placement experiences development skills knowledge attitudes healthcare settingaim research aimed explore universityemployed clinical facilitators perspectives providing quality clinical facilitation student learning placementdesign exploratory descriptive research design used examine perspectives n 10 universityemployed clinical facilitators working regional new south wales australia march 2020december 2021methods semistructured interviews used explore experiences purposeful sample universityemployed clinical facilitators data thematically analysed using miles et als 2014 qualitative data analysis frameworkresults five key themes identified 1 relationships core quality 2 culture commitment student learning 3 connection curriculum 4 examining model 5 empowering growth development clinical facilitators perceive role misunderstood undervalued isolating require preparation ongoing professional development provide quality facilitation building rapport relationships staff students core quality clinical facilitationconclusions clinical facilitator role important function preparing student nurses practice needs recognition continued professional development education providers healthcare organisations need examine strategies provide inclusive supportive work environments building communities practice clinical facilitators stakeholders share experiences knowledge promoting individual group learning thus improving student placement experience fostering professional identity clinical facilitators