Stabilising a bare soil slope

Hi, first post here so apologies in advance if I've chosen the wrong section to ask this question.

I have a large patch of bare soil at the bottom of my garden about 4m x 4m which is quite steeply sloped. I'm worried about the effects of heavy rain over time so I want to plant something to both cover the slope and help stabilise it against run-off. I could always just let nature take it's course but I'd prefer a bit of control rather than just weeds.

It's quite steep and hard to work on so I'd need low maintenance plants which can tolerate medium shade and preferably evergreen to suppress weeds, reasonably fast growth too if possible. Are there particular plants which meet this criteria with a good root system to bind the slope together ?